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    "id": 1372821,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1372821/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldama Ravine, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Musa Sirma",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I wish to issue the following Statement with the objective of updating you on the status of the various issues concerning Members with regards to the NG-CDF Fund. The NG-CDF Fund was allocated a total of Ksh53,531,500,000 in the original Budget of Financial Year 2023/2024. A further Ksh4.4 billion was allocated to the Fund under Supplementary Estimate 1, whereby Ksh3.4 million was distributed to 290 constituencies as a conditional grant towards construction of classrooms and integrated learning centers with junior secondary schools, while Ksh1 billion was additional allocation to the 17 constituencies in Nairobi County for school infrastructure development. A total budget allocation for 2023/2024 Financial Year is, therefore, Ksh57, 931,500,000. On the status of disbursement of funds from the National Treasury to the Board, the National Treasury, vide letter reference AG13/51/Volume 479 dated 9th January 2024 to the Speaker of the National Assembly committed to schedule monthly disbursement of Ksh10 billion, effective January 2024. This is to ensure that the full allocation is disbursed by the end of the Financial Year; that is June. Following the undertaking, Ksh10 billion was disbursed to the Board in the month of January 2024, and has so far been disbursed to the constituencies. Further, the National Treasury vide letter reference AG13/51/Volume 481 dated 13th February, that is yesterday, has confirmed that plans are underway to release Ksh10 billion by the end of February."
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