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    "id": 1247157,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Trans Nzoia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Lillian Siyoi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance. I would also wish to give my input. We need to check on the procurement process, because this is one part that has really affected NG-CDF programmes. This is because it takes time to identify the merchant or contractor and, by the time the work is being awarded to the person, it probably takes too long until the project over-stays. As my fellow Member of Parliament said earlier, when the project takes too long, at times it might be taken over by another programme. This is one thing that we need to check on. Secondly, that Fund has been of great help to the community, but there is one aspect that we have not been taking into consideration because mostly we go by the number of the electorates in that region. But we also need to check on the level of poverty, because when it comes to infrastructure, there are areas that are more developed than others. This makes other Members of Parliament look like they are not working, because most parents are very poor and the schools depend fully on NG-CDF. In other schools, parents sit down during their Annual General Meetings (AGMs) where they, at times, collect good amount of money and contribute towards putting up some infrastructure. When allocating funds, especially bursary, we need to allocate based on the level of poverty of an area. This is because the needy students need more bursary than just some allocation of bursary. At times, we give them insufficient bursary. For example, you might give each student Ksh5,000 and yet, the school fees are around Ksh40,000. Towards the end of the term, that child returns home because the parent is not able to raise the balance. To me, it is as if we are not even helping the extremely poor who cannot afford the school fees. We need to do some amendments and ensure that extremely poor schools get more bursary allocation than better-placed schools. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker."
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