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    "id": 1193440,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1193440/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": "where we have a lot of famine. If people cannot afford to buy food, surely, what about education? It is very clear that most pupils are not going to school because they do not have bursaries. The schools I have talked about are Day Mixed Secondary Schools. About 90 per cent of the fees in those schools is paid through NG-CDF bursaries. This ensures that pupils stay in school. Bursaries having been withheld during this time of famine, when parents cannot afford food, they certainly cannot afford to pay school fees. I am, therefore, asking the Government to release the NG-CDF funds because the CDF Act that has been declared unconstitutional is the CDF Act of 2013. The NG-CDF Act of 2015 is still constitutional. Immediately the NG-CDF committees are put in place, the Government should release the money so that pupils do not continue to lose on their education. They will perform poorly if they stay at home. I would also suggest that we increase the funds, especially for the NG-CDF, so that we increase the amount for bursaries. This will really help parents. I also support the other Funds, including the NGAAF, and the money for empowerment and oversight by the Senate. I also support those ones. However, the NG-CDF is very crucial for our pupils and their parents. Every Kenyan supports the NG-CDF. Let us anchor the NG-CDF in the Constitution and try to amend it where possible so that we do not have to always go through unnecessary court cases. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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