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    "id": 1217400,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mukurweini, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kaguchia John",
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    "content": "nominees to the National Assembly. That is why I propose that as we look into the two-thirds gender rule, we must first of all nominate and fill all those other positions. We can then use that number to calculate the final number that will help us know the number of women to nominate. Lastly, we have the NG-CDF Act that was passed in this House. The main purpose was to ensure that we entrench it in the Constitution. In his wisdom, His Excellency the President has also proposed that we entrench this fund in the Constitution. This is important for us as Parliament because we are going to deal with the naysayers and busybodies that have been to the corridors of justice every other day trying to derail this very important aspect of our resources that go directly to the people. I am sure that if the constituents were asked to vote on the NG-CDF, every common person who depends on the bursaries they receive from the NG- CDF would vote with Members on this one. However, some busybodies have made it look like Members have been pursuing the NG-CDF for their own benefit. That is not the case. The NG- CDF has been there for the benefit of the common mwananchi in the Republic of Kenya. Hon. Temporary Speaker, therefore, I propose that we not only entrench the NG-CDF in the Constitution but we also enhance its mandate. You realise that we have only been looking at education and security issues. We need to enhance the mandate of the NG-CDF so as to help in other small issues that trouble our people in the villages – issues like irrigation and water. The NG-CDF was previously able to construct some small dams and intakes for small irrigation schemes that helped villagers to irrigate their farmland. Unfortunately, after that mandate was taken away from the NG-CDF and given to the counties, most of those projects have been abandoned. They have been totally forgotten. Nobody has taken care of them over the years. I would like to request that, as we look into this matter, we also enhance the mandate of the NG- CDF. This will help us to achieve more in terms of addressing the things that concern our people. We will be able to help Kenyans to benefit from the Government in a big way depending on their individual or collective capacities, especially if they can educate their children and do many other things in their villages as we pursue this aspect of constitutional review. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I see that my time is over. I thank you for this opportunity."
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