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    "id": 1345842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1345842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I intended to raise this point of order much earlier, but all the same this is an issue that requires the attention of the whole House. It is an extremely important issue and I seek your guidance, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I know you are, for sure, able to give guidance on this matter. I have got no doubts whatsoever. We are now in the sixth month of the Financial Year 2023/2024. As we speak, since this House appropriated funds to the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Board for disbursement to respective NG-CDF committees, not a single cent has hit the bank accounts of NG-CDF and National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) committees. I rise to seek your guidance in the sense that this House, without necessarily anticipating debate, is poised to proceed on a long recess. It will be a very long recess of more than two months from this Thursday, yet we know school children are opening schools in the first week of January. Much more important is that those who sat their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams are joining Form One in that same period. Without bursaries, which is provided for within the NG-CDF and NGAAF frameworks, more than three quarters of these children will not go back to school. That is an issue that should capture the attention of the whole nation. It is an issue that is so serious that it should warrant this House taking a moment to ponder over it. In fact, it is an issue that would necessitate this House taking drastic measures. 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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