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    "id": 1193558,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turbo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Janet Sitienei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I do not want to speak in Kiswahili. I also want to add my voice to this legislative proposal. First and foremost, I thank Hon. Gichimu and Hon. Mule for bringing in this legislative proposal to amend the Constitution. Therefore, I want to add my voice and say entrenching NG-CDF in the Constitution will ensure the critical role of development is continued for the benefit of the people of this nation. I would like to say that every year, Ksh11 billion goes to development through NG-CDF. One million students benefit if they are given an allocation of Ksh10,000 each. So, you can imagine more than one million students benefit from this Fund every year. I wish to support that NG-CDF should continue. It has done an amazing job in this country. It is one of the tangible projects you can see in our constituencies. It has done a lot; it has supported very poor children, constructed classrooms, dormitories, medical training colleges, and teacher training institutes. On top of this, it has ensured children get bursaries to go to learning institutions to learn skills which empower them for their livelihood. I want to support the entrenchment of these funds in the Constitution, including NGAAF which has played a critical role in empowering women, youth and PWDs in this nation. This grant is given to groups which have improved the livelihoods of their members. We have the Economic Stimulus and Empowerment Fund and the Senate Oversight Fund. They will go a long way in enhancing development in the constituencies and counties. I support they be entrenched in the Constitution. Hon. Temporary Speaker, there is no other Fund like the NG-CDF because it has touched the lives of people, for example, the boda boda who are the real hustlers. If you look around the constituencies and counties, every mwananchi talks about NG-CDF every day. It is the talk of town because of the amazing things it has done. I wish to support that the poor children should continue going to school and institutions of higher learning through money that is provided by NG-CDF. I support that these Funds should be entrenched in the Constitution. They will go a long way in enhancing development in our nation. I want to be brief so that my colleagues who have not had an opportunity to talk can add their voice on this legislative proposal. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I donate my time to the rest of the Members so they can say something."
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