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    "id": 1194420,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Machakos Town, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caleb Mule",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This being my Maiden Speech, please, allow me to thank my people and my constituency. First, I would like to thank God for giving me this chance to serve my people of Machakos. Secondly, I would like to thank my constituency, Machakos Town. I thank the people of Kola, Kalama, Muvuti/Kiima-Kimwe, Machakos Town, Mua, Mumbuni and Mutituni wards for voting for me. I also thank my parents, who prayed for me. It was a tough journey and stiff competitive campaign. My parents prayed for me. I would also like to thank my family, my brothers and sisters, who stood with me during the campaigns. I thank my wife and children who gave me a lot of support. I thank the key pillars in various wards who supported me and my party leader of Mandeleo Chap Chap Party, for giving me the ticket to vie with. I stand to fully support the amendment proposal for the NG-CDF and the NGAAF. These are the most effective funds I have ever seen. When you look at all other funds in the country, these are funds that are well administered in the country. I was wondering what the intention of activists who went to court to stop this fund or to nullify the existence of this fund was. I thank the movers of this proposal, namely, Hon. Gichimu and Hon. Mule. This proposal should be looked into keenly so that we do not make mistakes when passing it. It should be looked at keenly and carefully that it passes all the tests. We have lawyers in this House who should look into it carefully so that it passes all the tests and we do not go back to court. I am sure there are other activists and other people who are looking at how this proposal goes so that they can go back to court. The NG-CDF touches on education, security, sports and emergency. It is most felt in the education sector. Education is the only way we can bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. Threatening this fund is killing the hope of the hopeless. We have seen the administration of this fund building schools and giving bursaries to our children. In the morning, I found a number of people waiting outside my gate to get school fees. When Hon. Mulyungi talked about the NG-CDF not being threatened, the only thing that was touched was the CDF Act of 2013. I was asking if we can have the NG-CDF being released immediately so children can go back to school. You realise that we have Form Four students who are waiting for their exams and are at home. We have stopped having harambees because of the NG-CDF. The number of secondary schools that have been built through the NG-CDF is way too high. Without wasting a lot of time, I request this legislative proposal to amend the NG-CDF should include other fields like water, electricity and roads. I will be here to vote. Asante."
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