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    "id": 1219072,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Siaya County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Christine Ombaka",
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    "content": "I remember when I first came to this House in 2013, Women Representatives did not have any funds. There was no NGAAF. We never had this money for four years. The NGAAF came into existence in 2016. During that time, between 2013 and 2016, I suffered a lot as a Woman Representative because I had nothing to contribute to society. I had neither money for bursary nor projects to implement. I looked so weird in the middle of my fellow Members of Parliament who had NG-CDF. That time, the late Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo was my Member of Parliament and we went to many places together. We worked very closely as we accompanied each other to many harambees . One day he carried Ksh1million to give to a school that wanted to construct a laboratory. I never had any money on me. I only had Ksh10,000 from my pocket and I looked so out of place when my colleague Midiwo contributed Ksh1 million. People started wondering whether I was a Member of Parliament since my contribution was so little compared to my colleague’s. It was difficult to explain but I looked totally embarrassed because my contribution was far too little compared to what Jakoyo Midiwo was contributing. That tells that if a Member of Parliament does not have any funds to control or make use of in a community, that Hon. Member will have a difficult time trying to convince the community that he or she is a good leader capable of representing them."
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