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    "id": 1217395,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important debate that affects this House and the people of Kenya with regard to the communication that was done by the President in terms of making sure that we amend the Constitution. One of the issues that the President wrote about is the NG-CDF to make sure that it is enshrined in the Constitution. The NG-CDF is important to the people of this Republic. It has enabled young Kenyans to at least have an opportunity to go to school. It has also enabled us to improve on school infrastructure. In my constituency, we are dealing with infrastructure that has never been improved since we attained Independence. Students have been using old buildings and furniture. The NG-CDF has, however, enabled us to modernise our school infrastructure. We are able to give bursaries to the pupils in Kiambaa Constituency. At the end of the day, we ensure that we keep students in school so that they have opportunity to be educated and eradicate poverty in our constituencies. The other issue that the President wrote about is to ensure that the Office of the Official Opposition is enshrined in the Constitution so that we give opportunity and a job to the Leader of the Opposition. We have seen him loitering within the boundaries of our Republic. If we ensure that this office is enshrined in the Constitution, at the end of the day, he will have a role to play in making sure that he checks and monitors the Executive. We do not want him to just loiter without an office. It is important to have a budget for that office so that he can check the government of the day. That way, the government of the day can put more effort on issues that can make the lives of Kenyans better. If someone participates in a presidential election and emerges second and becomes the Leader of the Official Opposition, he will help in guarding and protecting the interests of Kenyans across the board. Therefore, we support amending the Constitution. We hope we will not see what we have seen with respect to Article 223 of the Constitution, where the government exaggerates its expenditure because there is no Leader of the Official Opposition to check the government of the day. I support that we should amend the Constitution so that we include some of the proposals that the President has made for future generations. I support the Motion."
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