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    "id": 1198984,
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    "speaker_name": "Matungulu, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mule",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. From the onset, I want to thank the people of Matungulu for electing me to this august House for the third term. I want to congratulate you on being elected as Deputy Speaker of this House. I want to thank my sister Hon. Elsie for moving this Motion to deal with school feeding programme in Kenya. I want to thank all Members for the support they gave us when we were working on entrenching the National Government Constituencies Development Fund in the Constitution. I want to report to you that we have worked tirelessly with Hon. Gichimu and made sure that the entire legislation, workings of the budgets and the figures that need to be entrenched in the Constitution are done. The work is now beyond our hands. We have submitted it to the Table Office and it has been forwarded to the Speaker. By the time we come back from recess, I believe we will start the journey to amend the Constitution to entrench NG- CDF. We are keen on this because Members of Parliament are very key to this Motion on feeding programme. I believe that if we increase the allocations to NG-CDF, National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and have Oversight Authority and Stimulus Economic Fund in the Constitution, Members of Parliament will be in a position to feed our children in the entire country. I believe this House has the power to make laws and give direction. What Hon. Gichimu and I have started will sort out the issue of inadequate budget which has been talked about by Hon. Milemba Omboko. We will do this through the NG-CDF. When we begin this journey, I would like to urge Members to be vigilant and know our enemy. You need to understand that the same enemy we had in 2015 when NG-CDF was in place is in court again to make it unconstitutional. If we want to have such Motions to proceed and have enough funding, we must think outside the box, walk the talk and rise above the bar. That is why Hon. Gichimu and I have taken a bold step to amend the Constitution to entrench these funds in the Constitution and delink them from any interference from the courts. If Members agree to our proposed amendment to entrench NG-CDF, NGAAF and the empowerment fund in the Constitution, we will not be bothered to ask the Government to deal with school feeding programme. It will be one of your priorities as national leaders in this House to budget for a feeding programme in your constituency. Let us look at this job seriously. I am very sure that if we increase NG-CDF from 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent, each Member will have an opportunity to feed Kenyan children without crying to the Government for subsidies and extra food for schools. I thank Hon. Elsie. This is a Motion that Members of this House will approve. Once we come back from recess, we will start the journey to amend the Constitution for the benefit of Kenyans who elected you. I believe that once we entrench NG-CDF, NGAAF and have an Economic Stimulus Fund in the Constitution, we will be in a position to appropriate money accordingly without begging anybody. It is very clear."
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