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    "id": 1194624,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "and we went all over the country to hear what people wanted. During public participation, they all agreed that the NG-CDF should be increased to five per cent. They said the reason was that land was becoming smaller because of population increase. School buildings were taking the form of storey buildings so as to economise on land. As mentioned by one of my colleagues, we must pass this Motion as soon as possible because it is the CDF Act, 2013 that went to court. The NG-CDF, 2015 has no issue and, therefore, I take this opportunity to ask the leadership of this House to request the Executive, led by His Excellency the President, to release the NG-CDF money. People, including myself, are now complaining. I had problems and commitments hoping that I would get the money but it is stuck. The leadership of this House should take up this matter so that His Excellency the President can order the National Treasury to release the money so that as we go on with the amendment, students can go back to school and development projects can commence. Another thing is that we should have a caucus here and have this discussion as soon as possible so that we can record whatever amendments we want to make to the NG-CDF. It is important that we do so as soon as possible because some busy-bodies out there, as my colleague has just mentioned, are busy doing nothing but opposing because they have nothing to lose. We, as Members of Parliament, do not need the NG-CDF. It is the communities we represent in this House, comprising of poor people, who need the NG-CDF. Therefore, let us move fast and have that caucus, which, as one of our Membership suggested, should be formed as soon as next week so that we come up with amendments on the issues that we are debating currently and conclude this business. I can assure this House that once we take that route, things will be easier because our children are suffering out there. I am achieving nothing here or out there because the children are out there and are not progressing. Having said that, let us move on to approve the amendments and engage the Executive and the National Treasury to approve the funds because the funds are available. I do not see why the National Treasury is withholding the money. With those few remarks, I support."
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