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    "speaker_name": "Elgeyo Marakwet, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. First of all, let me appreciate the Chair of the Special Funds Accounts Committee, Hon. Fatuma Mohammed, Full Network, from Migori County. I am very proud of this lady. She is a first-termer and an Independent Member of Parliament. That is why she is the Chair of this Committee. I want to encourage her to keep up the good work. Many times when a first-termer is given such a huge responsibility, the gap is seen. However, she has surpassed the expectations of many people. The allocation of Special Funds is not negligible in the Government. As you are aware, there are 84 Special Funds in this Government. Many a times, I feel for them because they draw their money from the mother ministries. At times, they are allocated very negligible amounts that might not do something meaningful. For instance, there is a Special Fund in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. However, the funds that are allocated are very minimal. At times, they depend on the Ministry to decide the amount to allocate them. If I was given the opportunity to advise the Government on these 84 Special Funds, I would tell them to come up with a ministry or body that would cover all of them, so that they would be controlled from one central position. Their challenges, weaknesses, and strengths are similar. This body will focus on them. They should also be allowed to draw their money directly from the Exchequer. I heard some complaining that they keep on writing to the ministry requesting for the money. Most times, the year ends, but the mother ministry still has their balance. Another cabinet secretary comes in and he does not want to give them the balance incurred by the previous one. If I am given an opportunity to write a recommendation on the Special Funds, I can suggest they lump them in one unit or body that will be dealing with them. Hon. Temporary Speaker, awareness or access to information is a problem we have in this country. Many of our citizens or the people supposed to utilise these funds are not even The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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