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    "id": 1247226,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": "Therefore, we will not be respected by the Executive and that is why we must stamp our authority as a House so as to gain their respect. Another issue is, if there is a problem on matters NG-CDF the first person to be blamed is the Member of Parliament. This is very unfortunate. It should be noted that the Member of Parliament does not play any role in terms of the NG-CDF. We have an accounting officer and that is the person who should take the ultimate responsibility. Most often, the Member of Parliament receives audit queries and the public perceives the buck stops there. This is not the correct position because the NG-CDF is managed through the office of the fund manager and the Member of Parliament has no role in terms of management. Therefore, I call upon the Constituency Oversight Committees (COCs) to play their role. The question is; who polices the fund manager and officers serving in the NG-CDF? The COCs must stamp their authority and oversee the NG-CDF Committee so that they can execute their mandate without any fear of intimidation. We call for the continued increase in the allocation of the NG-CDF. There was a slight improvement in the formula used for allocation. You realise the highest constituency in this country receives a paltry allocation of Ksh165 million. If you compare the importance of the NG-CDF to the amount allocated, you will find that there is a big difference. As we have agreed the NG-CDF plays a critical role that trickles down to the people on the ground. Many children have benefited from our bursaries. Not many audit queries have been raised in terms of bursaries because they benefit most children. For that reason, I fully support these reports and recommendations therein. I believe if the recommendations are adopted as they are, we shall have a NG-CDF that…"
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