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"speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu",
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"content": "You have heard some Members say that other Members are constructing multi-storey classrooms. You have just heard the Member who has spoken before me talking about floor tiles in classrooms. You cannot talk about floor tiles in some constituencies because children are studying under trees. That means that there is no way that you can compare one Member with another. You need to look at the local situation to analyse the performance of that Member. That is also applicable to the NG-CDF Board in Nairobi. When it comes to approval of projects, we should have flexibility in terms of building structures because, while I might propose an unusual project, that project might be very important to my constituency. Unless somebody is funding a county government project as per the schedule, if it is a national Government project, it is important that we support it. I call upon the NG-CDF Board in Nairobi, together with the Chief Executive Officer, to include that flexibility in the approval process, so that we do not lock out projects which are very critical to specific constituencies, just because of applying a general rule. The other matter is the issue of the project accountant, which has been discussed a lot in this House today. I agree with some Members who say that we might not be generating enough transactions to have a stand-alone accountant for our constituencies. It is critical that we build the capacity of district accountants who are serving the rest of the Government, so that they appreciate that the NG-CDF is a programme that needs to be given priority when it comes to processing financial requests. In that case, we will have no problems. It is also important to note that there are also personality issues. Individuals are individuals, but it is also important to note that there are personality issues. Each individual is different. Some accountants would want to complete the process so that they get an opportunity for rent seeking. Such accountants should be reported to the National Treasury which is in charge of all accountants. That way, we can fast-track implementation."
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