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    "content": "We can now see light at the end of the tunnel. I want to tell the people of Kenya that this is not an endeavour in vain. It is going to bear beautiful fruits in this House. A good number of women will be sitting at the decision-making tables in this country. I support the proposal by the President that we should look at the two-thirds gender rule issue objectively so that the formula and suggestions that we may come up with can be implementable, and can be financially sensitive to the people of Kenya so that we do not give them additional financial burden in the name of addressing this matter. There is the other issue of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) and the Senate Oversight Fund. These are important things in this country. I appreciate that the President has been a legislator in this House. He knows where the shoe pinches because he has worn it before. This is, therefore, not something that we should be discussing so much since it is all inclusive. There are percentages of the national revenue that are allocated to these funds so that they are able to address the issues affecting Kenyans out there. The NGAAF, for example, is supposed to help undo the oppression that the people who fall in that particular category have gone through or have been subjected to over the years. The discussion we should be having, as an hon. Member said, should be on enhancement of the percentages to be allocated to these funds. Everyone outside this House is talking about how good the NGAAF and the NG-CDF have been. People appreciate the great things that these funds have done for Kenyans from poor backgrounds. They talk about them effortlessly and passionately, which actually tells us that we are chasing a win. All that remains is just ratification of the same. Therefore, I totally agree with the President’s suggestions in this regard. I believe that the team that is going to sit to produce a final paper on the same is going to do a thorough job. The issue of allowing Cabinet Secretaries to sit in the House to answer Members’ Questions, leaves me with 50:50 feeling. I am 50 per cent agreeable that they should be given an opportunity to come to the House, and I am 50 per cent disagreeable that they should come. If we allow Cabinet Secretaries to come to the House, we will be reducing the number of activities that the Committees will be undertaking. The link between the National Assembly and the Executive should be Departmental Committees that have been assigned the responsibility of overseeing the various State Departments directly. Eventually, the Committees furnish this House with reports that contain recommendations. I think there is more that needs to be done and looking at the..."
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