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    "speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Victor Koech",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute once again to this Motion. At the outset, I wish to appreciate the two drafters of this particular Amendment – Hon. Mule and Hon. Githinji. I wish to support this particular initiative so that we have NG-CDF entrenched in our Constitution. This Fund has done a lot to our community. The impact that it has brought is seen by all. I wish to make the following remarks regarding the same and to make it known that before NG-CDF, my constituency had very pathetic primary schools. In fact, we had less than 40 primary schools. As we speak, because of NG-CDF, we have more than 180 primary schools. These 180 primary schools still lag behind in terms of incomplete structures. During my campaigns, I promised my constituents that within the first year, I should have been able to complete the incomplete structures within the primary schools. For example, a primary school in my constituency called Chepwostuiyet has almost five incomplete classrooms. With NG-CDF, I was going to complete the same before one year lapses. The primary school that I went to called Kimaya is in a vulnerable situation. If every Government institution was going to work, it should have been closed as at now because its structures are in a deplorable condition. I had promised constituents, including the primary school that I went to, that within the first two years, I will have given them proper structures for learning. If the NG-CDF is not going to continue to exist, we will be forced to go back to the days when the only way to achieve development was through the harambee clarion. We want to speak on behalf of the vulnerable families that we are all coming from. I want, for instance, to talk about myself because were it not for NG-CDF, I do not know where I would be as at now. I am true example of a product that was assisted by NG-CDF, and through the hustles while I was learning, I was able to complete my studies. As I speak today, I am a Member of Parliament courtesy of the same. The people who went to court to challenge the existence of NG-CDF should have at least thought about what will happen to the vulnerable families. What will happen to the needy in our society? What is going to happen to the orphans who live with us in our communities whose main source of hope to educate their children and to get basic needs of education is through NG-CDF? The people who went to court should have at least answered the above questions. I want to talk about the registration of mushrooming schools within our society. The Ministry of Education has a basic requirement before you are registered, and are not limited to accessibility or availability of two acres of land. Having constructed four permanent classrooms, the Ministry of Education also requires before registration of new schools, the school should have two toilets – one for boys and the other for girls. It will only mean that we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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