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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Owen Baya (",
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    "content": "Kilifi North, UDA): Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023, (National Assembly Bill No.13 of 2023), be now read a Second Time. It is a Bill that is co-sponsored by the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, MGH, and the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah, MGH. I wish to commend the Select Committee on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) on the work that it has done. I will now give a brief highlight of the proposed amendments. As you know, this is a very crucial Bill, especially for Members of the National Assembly. We cannot say much about what NG-CDF has done. It has done tremendous good things for this country and, therefore, this is one of those pieces of legislation that is transformative. I want to state that this Bill seeks to amend various provisions in the National Government Constituency Development Fund Act, 2015, that have been challenged in court and attracted adverse opinion and thus seek to ensure compliance with the Constitution of Kenya, specifically about separation of functions. The Supreme Court of Kenya Judgement held that the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act, 2013 violated the vertical division of powers between the national Government and the county governments. Currently, there is an ongoing Petition in court challenging the constitutionality of the NG-CDF Act of 2015, citing that the Act violates the principle of separation of powers and the division of functions between the national Government and the county governments and that the Act was passed without involving the 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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