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    "id": 1247181,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kangema, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kihungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the reports because NG-CDF is the only Fund that is having an impact across the constituencies. As it has been said, we need to do some few amendments on it. When it comes to allocation of the Fund and especially on bursaries in some constituencies, the students who benefit are few. In others, it is not enough to allocate the 35 per cent of the Fund, because it is not enough. The issue of “one man, one vote, one shilling” is one of the areas that we might need to have a quick fix. The percentage allocation of the bursaries should go by the need. We can have a constituency in Nairobi County, for example, which has limited needs for infrastructure, but with many students who are supposed to get bursaries. If they are allowed to give over and above 35 per cent according to the need, the bigger chunk of NG-CDF will go to bursaries. This will also apply to some arid and semi-arid constituencies whose landmass is big and the need for more infrastructure is more than the number of students to be given bursaries. The issue of percentage should, therefore, go by need basis and not operate as if it is fixed across the country. It should vary according to the needs in every constituency. I also support the idea that NG-CDF can continually move ahead and cover the issue of polytechnics. Polytechnics are many across the constituencies, but counties as they are now, are not able to improve on the infrastructure and are, therefore, not able to utilise them. If county governments can agree that we amend the legislation that puts polytechnics under county governments and allow them to operate under NG-CDF, we would be able to put them into use. Our young people would be able to utilise them by applying for online jobs. The Government only needs to install computers in the polytechnics and train our students there. The county governments have not made use of the polytechnics. It is my call that polytechnics and TVETs be jointly put under the national Government and fund the infrastructure that accommodate the computers under the NG-CDF. With this, the the national Government would have created online jobs and we would be able to employ as many youths as possible. I stand to support the reports and urge Members to support them. We should also think of how we can utilise our NG-CDF as best as we can and diversify the distribution of NG-CDF on a need basis and not on a fixed formula. Thank you."
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