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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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    "content": "The extra Ksh30 million going to the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), Ksh50 million going to Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) and Ksh10 billion going to Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA), all targeted to every constituency, is going to give a much-needed boost. Just like my colleagues have said, the work that is done at the constituency level is visible. While we cannot speak about the work that is done at county level and other places, it is easy to identify a classroom or a road that has been done. It is easy to parade students who go to school courtesy of the NG- CDF bursary programme. But Hon. Speaker, we have a challenge. It is one thing to allocate money and it is another to ensure that the money is managed prudently. We urge and implore the people concerned, especially in the Executive and the accounting officers for the various departments that are going to be receiving that money, to ensure that it is used prudently. For a developing country like Kenya, we cannot afford to waste even a single shilling. Our development is pegged on how well we can utilise our resources efficiently. Otherwise, we will continue to compare ourselves with Singapore and Korea for very many years when the difference between them and us is how well we utilise the resources at our disposal. I support the Report on the 2024 BPS. I also congratulate the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Hon. Speaker, though belatedly, allow me to welcome students of Kiriti Secondary School who are seated in the Gallery. It is one of the schools that performs very well from my constituency. Together with other schools that are here, I warmly welcome them to the House of Parliament."
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