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    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdul Haro",
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    "content": "platform and structure to the leader of opposition to be in a position to contribute legally and in a constitutionally structured manner to governance issues in the country. When we talk about inclusion of various decentralised Funds, especially the NG-CDF and the NGAAF, I am sure we all know how important that is. When it comes to the issue of the NG-CDF, we have seen some busy bodies and civil society organisations (CSOs) run to court on the pretext that the NG-CDF is not constitutional. Despite that, we know that the NG- CDF is constitutional. Therefore, to conclude this matter, remove any doubt and settle the worries of the busy bodies and the civil societies that keep running to court over this matter. We need to entrench the NG-CDF in the Constitution. The Joint Parliamentary ad hoc Committee has already done quite some work on this matter. It is my hope that the Memoranda from the President, which is inclusive of the four issues, will not re-invent the wheel when it comes to the matter of the NG-CDF, the NGAAF and the Senate Oversight Fund. The Joint Parliamentary ad hoc Committee has already made some good progress on this matter. Therefore, we need to build on the work that has already been done by this Committee so that we do not delay the process any further. We all know the importance of the NG-CDF. Through it, many schools have been built. According to reports from the NG-CDF Board, in the last five years, in the sector of bursary alone, six million students and Ksh57 billion have been used to support the education sector in this country. We cannot belittle the importance of the NG-CDF. This habit of people running to court all the time to challenge the disbursements and implementation of this process thus causing confusion needs to be rested once and for all. That is why it is important that we look at these matters now. This is a historic opportunity for the 13th Parliament to settle all of those issues. It is also good to note that His Excellency the President, William Ruto, has shown the goodwill to support these processes through and through. Because we do not know whether there will come a time when we will have a President and an Executive which are as committed, we need to support these four important issues that are before us today. When it comes to the two-thirds gender principle, a number of Members have expressed themselves on this matter. I want to state that it should not be looked at from the lens of male or female gender. This is an inclusive gender matter as it was mentioned by some of the Members in the morning. Today, this is a matter that appears like it is, perhaps, a gap that needs to be filled by the female gender. However, we are not sure that, maybe, a few years down the road, we may have the female gender as the majority in the House and it is the male gender who will require to be nominated! Therefore, I would wish that we look at this matter from that lens so that we can give it the 100 per cent support that it requires knowing that the shoe might be on the other foot tomorrow as was alluded to by another Member. I will stop there. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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