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    "id": 1194660,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lungalunga, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mangale Chiforomodo",
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    "content": "then quota system – but it never worked well. Now that things are working, people have now started to say that the NG-CDF belongs to Members or whatever. If it were not for the NG- CDF people in some areas of this country would be doomed. I want to give an example of my Constituency, Lungalunga, where 75 per cent of the population live below the poverty line. Who will educate the children of those poor people? Who will recognise and develop the talents of those poor youths? The proposed 1 per cent allocation for sports is, definitely, too little. My proposal is that we increase this allocation. This Fund is very important. That is why I support and congratulate my colleagues, Hon. Mule and Hon. Gichimu, who have been touched by the many souls of the poor Kenyans who are crying that their kids are at home due to lack of school fees. This morning, I received a call from Kiranze Village, conveying the message that a girl had been sent home. She was put on loud speaker for me to hear her, and she was crying. The situation is devastating, discouraging and disheartening. I support the idea of anchoring the NG-CDF in the Constitution so that its existential right may not be challenged. Once we do so, all those who will come to Parliament after us will not have any court battles with regard to this Fund. We also need to expand and increase the scope of the NG-CDF. People are dying today, because of hunger and thirst. This is because the bodies which have been given the mandate of providing water have failed. If we, however, expand the scope of the NG-CDF and have water provision included as part of its activities, we will be able to touch the hearts of the people of Kenya. When the time for making the ultimate decision of enshrining the NG-CDD in the Constitution comes, I will support. If we take this initiative or discussion to the people of Kenya, it will be overwhelmingly supported because people are currently suffering, and they know the importance of this Fund. The only institution available in Lungalunga is the Technical Training Institute (TTI), which still needs a lot of intervention for it to be counted a good institution. The only hope we have in Lungalunga is the NG-CDF. With those remarks, I support the idea of enshrining the NG-CDF in the Constitution."
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