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    "id": 1368789,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill which is very important in terms of development in our constituencies. We should protect it by amending the Constitution to anchor it so that even future regimes which may not buy the idea of the NG- CDF will not interfere with it unless they amend the Constitution. For me, it is important as a House that we follow-up so that this law will not only serve the current generation but also for posterity. Secondly, I have read the amendments and they are very progressive. They have given us clarity particularly on the role of the National Assembly in oversight of this Fund. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am aware there is the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee which was established under the current law. This amendment will give us clarity as Members of Parliament on our role to independently oversee this Fund. To me, this is very important. I have seen something which we must look at critically when this Bill comes for Third Reading. In terms of sports activities, I do not see any reason why we should exclude cash awards. Every time we have a sports tournament in our constituencies, we are told to only give non-cash awards. This does not make sense. For a football tournament or any other tournament to make sense, we should amend the law to enable us get a certain amount of money to reward those who were playing. The issue of non-cash awards is something which as a House we should look at critically during the Committee of the whole House. I will propose an amendment so that we can include cash awards for sports activities. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also laud the provision on acquisition of vehicles or machinery because some of us come from communities where there are no access roads to schools. You have to engage a contractor so that a road is opened. If that leeway is available so that you are able to purchase machinery, then it will assist us to open up areas so that our young students and pupils can access education without being tied down. Generally, I support this Bill, but with certain amendments when it comes to the Committee of the whole House. I wish the very best to students who are sitting for the KPSEA, KCPE and the KCSE in Marakwet West Constituency in the forthcoming national examination."
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