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    "id": 1193505,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nandi County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon Cynthia Muge",
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    "content": "who would otherwise not be able to pay for those services elsewhere. This is not a small matter for the people who need it. It is a fund that has ensured that every village – I have seen this in a many counties patronised by women representatives – has tents for meetings which under other circumstances you would not find and if present, they would be very expensive and people would opt to do their meetings under the trees. I support this and I will be happy if these funds run without undue interruptions. Lastly, it is just as the Member for Kitui Rural said as he spoke about the issue of the amounts or percentages allocated. I will not speak to that matter much because they say a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. This only tells us that we are going to have better terms and amounts in the future. Pending the ruling of the Hon. Speaker with regard to whether this upcoming Bill will be subject to amendments during Second Reading, I hope we will increase these funds. During devolution talks, this country was championing decentralisation. Decentralisation of responsibilities or functions must be followed by decentralisation of funds. There is no harm if you gave 10 per cent to the NG-CDF for it to go to the ground because you are sure that it will benefit up to the last person in the administrative unit. It will have no harm when the NG-AAF fund is given a 4 per cent. It will help the Woman County Representatives to run empowerment programmes. This is the same office tasked with ensuring that it looks into issues of vulnerable groups as the women, persons living with disabilities and the youth. When the women of this country are educated, every other person is safe. When the youth of this country are catered for to have jobs and things to do, every other person will be fine. The economy will be doing better. There will be no harm in that. That said, we look forward to having the amounts increased so that those activities take place further down the administrative unit."
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