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    "id": 1247218,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mosop, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abraham Kirwa",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me thank you for this opportunity you have given me to contribute to this Motion. I want to really appreciate the work that NG-CDF has done in this nation. It has truly made a big difference in places where distribution of funds from the national Government was unable to reach, especially a constituency like Mosop which was really sidelined for many years. Most of the projects were never done. NG-CDF brought water. We have also built schools and chiefs’ offices using funds from NG-CDF. It has truly transformed most parts of this country. It has really touched very many families that could not have gone to school. Most of my constituents depend on agriculture. Most of them do not have enough money to pay students’ school fees. Bursaries from NG-CDF make a big difference in making sure that those students from low-income families or those which are unable to support themselves are given full or partial scholarships. NG-CDF has truly changed this country in many ways, and it continues to do the same. There are places where we did not have water. Although it is a function of county governments, NG-CDF helps in some of those areas. In terms of matching with the Last Mile Connectivity Project, it has brought power to most of the constituencies where it was not possible to have power, especially Mosop. We have some funds that allow us to match with Kenya Power. This has helped us to provide power to most of the families. Much as the NG- CDF might not be a lot of money, it has been felt by most of the families and in most parts of this country. It has really made a big difference. I hope and believe that this Fund will not end soon. It will continue. I challenge the Government to continue increasing the NG-CDF allocation because it is the only Fund that can be quantified for what it has done and what it continues to do. We have done renovations. I just came back from recess. We have done a lot in the short time that we were at home through the NG-CDF that we received. We may not have got all the disbursement but it continues to touch lives and changes the economy of our country and projects. We should continue to support this Fund and increase its allocation, so that it will continue to transform our nation. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion."
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