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    "id": 1193500,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important proposal to amend the Constitution of Kenya to entrench the NG-CDF in it. Everyone in this country can underscore the importance of this Fund. It was started around twenty years ago. It has brought a lot of impact compared to other existing funds, including Uwezo Fund, Youth Development Fund and Women Enterprise Fund. The NG-CDF has brought a lot of social and economic improvement in the country. It is a Fund that should be embraced by every person in the country. I am reminded of the many students who are at home because of lack of school fees. In the five years I have been a Member of Parliament, I know of very many cases of poor boys and girls who cannot go to school if they are not supported by the NG-CDF. Therefore, no one should even for a minute think of doing away with the NG-CDF. This money has been of value to our pupils, especially orphans who rely on full scholarships. Those who come from underprivileged and single-parent families almost entirely depend on the NG-CDF. In the last few weeks, I have been going around my constituency conducting public participation on priority projects. People are already worried about the future of the NG-CDF. They are worried because they know its importance. They know what this Fund has been doing in rural areas, starting with construction of schools. There are schools that exist today because of the NG-CDF. Examples are everywhere in the country, including Kanduri Primary School in my constituency. If we abolish the Fund, we are going to see a decline in establishment of new schools. Very many facilities have been constructed through the NG-NG-CDF, including laboratories, multipurpose halls, police stations, police posts and offices for chiefs and assistant chiefs. If we abolish this Fund, people are going to suffer immensely. Instead of doing away with it, I support the proposal to double its allocation from 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent. It will bring more impact and value to people so that they stop relying on harambees. Before the NG-CDF came into place, many schools used to organise harambees. In recent years, we have witnessed a considerable decline in the number of harambees. Whenever a school has a need, it places its proposal at the NG-CDF office. When funds are available, the school is allocated funds to construct the facilities it needs. If we do away with the Fund, we will go back to the days when schools held harambees every weekend to put up structures. There have been instances in many constituencies where toilets and other buildings collapse and require an emergency kitty to restore. This is where the NG-CDF comes in handy. Whenever we have had an emergency project in my constituency, the NG-CDF has always assisted the people. The Fund has an allocation for the environment. Considering the effects of climate change in the world today, we are required to double or even triple our efforts to keep our 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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