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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is appropriate that at this stage that the Movers consider having wide consultations. As they had directed, there will be public participation to develop consensus. At an appropriate stage, because of the possibility of difficulty of amendment, it would be appropriate to consult the Attorney-General (AG), the Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC) and, of course, the drafters in this House. I generally want to start by supporting this initiative. At the outset, it is important for Kenyans to understand that when Hon. Members speak of the need for the NG-CDF, they do not need it for themselves. With or without the NG-CDF, Members have their salaries. In fact, without the NG-CDF, the workload is reduced. As we speak today, every day we get not less than 100 phone calls of children who are at home because they cannot get bursaries. I am sure that I speak for all the Members. So, it is not the Members who are suffering but the people. I want to announce that the one thing that unites Kenyans is the NG-CDF. I had the privilege to write this Constitution and everywhere we went, the one thing that the people supported was the CDF. I will explain why we did not entrench it at the time. I think we were wrong and we should have entrenched it at that time. The principle of having the NG-CDF is very noble and it is the same principle of why we have devolved governments at the county level. In Article 173, it is the same principle that was used to create the Judiciary Fund. It is a bit ironical for the Judiciary to find that the principle in CDF is unconstitutional, but the Judiciary Fund is constitutional. At the outset, it should be stated that although we support this, it should not be an excuse not to disburse the NG-CDF. I support this initiative and it will be moving forward. I want to say here authoritatively that, as we speak today, there is no court order whether from the High Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court that stops disbursement of the NG- CDF under the 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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