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    "id": 1194657,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Mayaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me, first of all, take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election to the Chairperson’s Panel. I stand here to also support the idea of anchoring the NG-CDF to the Constitution. I support this particular idea because of public schools have been the biggest beneficiaries of the NG-CDF in terms of improvement of infrastructure and construction of new classrooms. I come from a region that is very entrepreneurial in nature. It is noted that in some of our markets, like Keroka, Miruka and Sironga, people have been trading way past 11 p.m. This is because, through the NG-CDF, they have been able to have highly raised security lighting masts erected at various market centres. This has been very beneficial to our people. I note that my area Member of Parliament, the Member for West Mugirango, is in the House. I know that once this Fund comes back into proper use, he will be able to assist us in maintaining the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) roads. For example, the Juakali- Gianchore Road that has helped tea farmers to be able to transport their tea to the different market centres. He will also help in ensuring that the construction of Nyaigesa Technical Training Institute (TTI) is completed and fully equipped. I will not underscore the benefit that the NGAA has given to our County Women Representatives. For those of us who are angling to join elective positions, without scaring our already elected Members, this is also a Fund that we really support. The gods of the Nominated Members have actually pointed me in the direction of Article 204 (d), which speaks of Economic Stimulus and Empowerment Funds. I look forward to when this particular discussion will take place in this House, in terms of Parliament being enabled to enact a legislation that will have Nominated Members being in charge of this kitty. The Member for Embakasi West also talked about the Senate Oversight Fund. Mine is to actually urge the caucus that will be formed to enrich this particular Act – to look at it as a parliamentary oversight fund. It should not necessarily be specific to the Senate. It should be for all parliamentarians so that they may be able to have a Fund that is very specific to their duties in terms of oversight. Finally, I must say that the NG-CDF, the NGAAF and the proposed Senate Oversight Fund are very vital in the nature of our work. This is because they give Hon. Members a level of independence that enables them to do their work and pursue development activities back in their different constituencies. As a result, they will not have to always be over reliable on the National Government or bend over to do things in favour of the National Government because they do not have any other independence to be able to develop different things back at home. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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