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    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "That is out of envy and jealousy. He knows that Members of Parliament are doing very well. The only thing he can do is to undermine them by suggesting that the NG-CDF be abolished. It is time for this House, and probably the substantive Speaker of this House, to talk to the substantive Speaker of the Senate so that this issue is never raised anymore. How does he talk about the NG-CDF in that manner? Probably, he is a newcomer who had nothing to say. I say so because when he was given a chance to speak, he stood up and started talking about the abolishment of the NG-CDF. The other thing that is true is the issue of the NG-CDF dealing with land. Across the country, there are many land issues. Probably, the community wants a school, a chief's office or an assistant chief's office to be put up somewhere. It must be clear that for such an office to function, there must be a title deed for the land on which it stands. In most cases, title deeds are an issue in this country. People do not have them. Some people have issues because their parents passed on and they do not have title deeds. The NG-CDF across the country, including in my own area, have been having problems. You might find an available land which is conveniently located, but you cannot do anything on it because there is no title deed for it. The same thing is happening in other areas, like Bungoma County, where I was born but I do not live there. That matter is prevalent everywhere. The other thing is capacity building of personnel serving in the NG-CDF offices. It is an ongoing case. We have cases where the NG-CDF officers are not properly trained. Because of that, even bookkeeping and reports are not prepared well. Such reports cannot be done at the headquarters. Therefore, we need to have regular training and exposure for the NG-CDF officers in all the areas. The CDF Board can consider taking some officers from, for instance, the Rift Valley Region, and train them on effective management of the NG-CDF for development. I am where I am because of the good work that is being done in my constituency. We have done well because we allocate bursaries for students from families which are unable to raise school fees. I do not just give out bursaries. I vet all the cases brought forward and ascertain that the applicants deserve help. Even those we find undeserving; we regularly give them some bursaries."
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