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    "content": "Hon. Members, before the next Order, I have been informed of a little incident that happened yesterday regarding the NG-CDF. This was brought to my attention while I was away on an official visit to Djibouti. I communicated with the National Treasury. They gave me a firm commitment that before 20th December, they will disburse not less than Ksh9 billion to the NG-CDF management. The money will be disbursed to your constituencies, if not for nothing else, at least to deal with the sticky issues of bursaries when schools open. Thereafter, more resources will be committed. I am informed that the reason for the delay is the current state of the economy. We are all aware that there is an economic crunch in the country. More importantly, this month the National Treasury is retiring the Eurobond. You are aware that the first charge on our resources must go to debt service. Last year, when we had a similar incident, the National Treasury, through my intervention and that of the Leader of the Majority Party, committed to pay NG-CDF disbursements in good time. You recall that by the time we closed the year, every single 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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