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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to give my views about the communication by the President. As you said before, this is a general debate. We are just giving our views. There is no voting yet. I will talk about a few issues. Number one, I am very elated by the President’s view that corresponds with the views of this House that the NG-CDF is so important an institution and fund that it can no longer be left hanging to the whims of the people. That it cannot be left to be buried from all sides by people who do not understand its importance in so far as Kenyans are concerned. The NG-CDF is not an Member’s kitty. The NG-CDF is a community fund. It has been a very helpful and far-reaching fund in this country. Many countries have come to benchmark on it and implemented the programmes that we run in this country. A majority of the projects we see completed across every corner of this country are NG-CDF sponsored. Kenyans are getting value for their money. In fact, if you go around the country, you will hardly identify a stalled project funded by the NG-CDF. This is because the processes are very thorough, especially concerning the money that is set aside for development. That Fund is protected and only five per cent is left for other things other than development, say, recurrent expenditure for the office of the administrator. Today, I came to this House late because I was in Kiharu yesterday and part of today, and I am still talking about the NG-CDF. We have launched a programme we are calling Kiharu Masomo Bora Programme which covers all day schools in Kiharu. It caters for 14,000 learners in 60 institutions. Through the NG-CDF, we have optimised the fees, the requirements of the school and the money required per student. We have scaled down to only Ksh1,000 per term the fees payable by parents per student. Only Ksh1,000 per term. We have done this by optimising the supplies schools get. If we pool the NG-CDF money and other resources The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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