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    "id": 1238949,
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    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": "we should have discussions to see how we can ensure that we cater for every child in every constituency in this nation. Perhaps another thing that this House needs to look at is the harmonisation of the bursary kitty. Governors, County Women Representatives to the National Assembly, and Members of Parliament of single-member constituencies have bursary kitties. You find that some needy and deserving students have not been given bursaries while others have been allocated bursaries by their area Member of County Assembly (MCA), the County Woman Representative to the National Assembly, and the Member of Parliament. These are discussions that we need to have in future, so that we see how we can ensure that we strengthen the NG- CDF and that we have maximum and optimum output. I have seen issues raised by auditors of funds that have been misappropriated. We have laws in this nation, so whether the fund manager quit or has transitioned, it is not an issue or a matter that we should discuss. People who have abused and misused public offices must be held accountable. People who have misused the resources of this nation that should go to needy and deserving children should be held culpable. I call on Members and this Committee to ensure that we do not only say that funds have been lost by people who, apparently, were from the previous regime; someone must be held accountable. That fund manager is a member of that constituency. He or she can be found and held culpable. I would also like to request that we see how we can have continuity of projects. This is because you find that once a Member of Parliament leaves, his or her successor does not want to continue with the projects that were previously initiated. We have instances where there are buildings that were supposed to be youth hub centres and information and technology (IT) centres, but you find that the Member of Parliament who succeeds the previous Member does not want to equip them because he or she feels that that is a project that was initiated by their predecessor. Government is about continuity; so we need to have a wholesome objective outlook to ensure that we have continuity. Despite that, I laud Members of Parliament for their exemplary work. We have seen Hon. Ndindi Nyoro put up very nice classrooms. He has ensured that the classrooms are tiled. I call upon all Members to realise that our work is about goodwill. Our work is to ensure that we deliver services to the common mwananchi. With those few remarks, I support this Report. I request that the Committee takes action against the people who have misused funds in this nation. Thank you."
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