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    "id": 1193528,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Liza Chelule",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute and add my voice to this wonderful Motion that was brought to the Floor by Hon. Mule. It speaks to an important amendment that is strongly related to the people of this country. We are in this House as representatives. We cannot talk about representation without development. The only fund that has brought about many development projects at the community level is the NG-CDF. Hon. Temporary Speaker, ten years ago, we were speaking about devolution, which is about services and resources being taken closer to the people. The work that NG-CDF has done at the community level speaks for itself. There are so many types of devolved funds in Kenya. There is NG-CDF, NGAAF which is managed by women representatives, UWEZO Fund, which is managed by the Member of Parliament in every sub-county, Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) and, the Women Enterprise Development Fund (WEDF). These funds are operated differently. The NG-CDF had money that is used, but not meant to be returned to the Government. The NGAAF is a grant to the women, youth and people living with disabilities in this country. This is money meant for development. Today, you cannot sit in this House as a representative without having money that is meant to get to the people. Money from the NGAAF has really assisted women groups in our counties. Women representatives in this House can attest to that. I know how it has assisted many vulnerable students from extremely poor families. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in my previous term, through my office, I supported around 50 students by paying their school fees from Form I to Form IV. My happiness today, and I want to report to this House, is that the students excelled. They are all going to join universities. Whoever is planning to do away with this Fund should go back to his or her books. The devolved funds are meaningful. We cannot say that we are Members in the National Assembly to represent our constituents if we are not doing any kind of development. There is no development that is going to be done, especially at the sub-county level, without the NG-CDF. Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know what the Fund has done in your sub-county. You are one of the students who benefited from it. If it was not for NG-CDF, you would not be sitting as our Temporary Speaker today. Whoever is planning to do away with this Fund, we are here to tell them that we need it anchored in the Constitution."
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