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"speaker_name": "Bungoma County, FORD-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Catherine Wambilianga",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute on this Motion. I am fully in support of the NG-CDF, the NGAAF and all the proposed funds to be entrenched in the Constitution. This is a matter of interest, not just to Members, but also to the whole country. Our constituents are watching and they expect that the NG-CDF continues. As I rise, I heard the voice of women where I work, and I stand for the affirmative fund, namely, the NGAAF. This fund has come in handy to supplement when it comes to school fees. So, when we talk about bursaries, when students fail to get bursaries from the NG-CDF, they always move to the NG-AAF. In my county, for instance, I have taken the NGAAF as a rescue fund to take girls who have dropped out of school, back, and those who get early pregnancies to fund them to continue with their education. The NG-CDF, alongside the NGAAF, should be entrenched in the Constitution. When I look back, most of our children got educated through the NG-CDF. As most Members have said, it is clear that back in our constituencies and counties, most students are in dire need. The messages we get are from students seeking help. I am a teacher by profession, and at school level, we never had good schools. However, with the NG- CDF, and even if you look around the constituencies, you will see great improvements on the kind of buildings and structures that have come up. Kimilili Constituency, where Hon. Didmus Barasa comes from, for instance, is a role model for most constituencies. Most of the schools there have storied buildings, which was a mirage back in those days. As I speak, this has come to pass. The NGAAF has brought most women back to this House because the fund supported us back in our campaigns through the projects that we did. The projects we do include giving grants to women groups, empower the youth and PWDs, which are vulnerable groups which have been forgotten in the society. The little funds that get to the NGAAF is what makes this possible. This fund has gone a long way to support the humble people on the ground. In as much as we are waiting for the hustler fund, funds such as the NGAAF and the NG-CDF have been decentralised and get down to the person who is at the ground. I want to thank my colleagues, Hon. Mule and Hon. Gichimu, for bringing this Motion. Thank you, I support."
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