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    "id": 1475420,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to say that the ruling by the judges was an affront against the people of Kenya, who elected us to this House. Members of Parliament represent the interests of the people of Kenya. We are the lawmakers. The judges are the law interpreters. It is, again, time for Members of Parliament to let the judges know that we are the legislators. We will make the law clear for them to correctly interpret it in pursuit of justice for the people of Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the NG-CDF eliminated the need for fundraising for Kenyans and lifted them out of poverty. Many people were doing many fundraisings. People were being robbed of their livestock to finance the construction of schools. They would sell animals to build schools. The same citizens who paid taxes would be required to fundraise to build schools. When the NG-CDF came into being, that problem was sorted out. This is an affront against the people of Kenya. Our brothers who are judges do not live at the grassroots. They are urbanites. They live in towns. They enjoy life in the cities. They are not in the rural areas, where the rubber meets the road. Over the weekend, through the NG-CDF, we delivered a bus to a school in one of the remotest places in my constituency. It is called Kuikui Secondary School, which has over 1,200 students who had never seen a school bus before. This is a serious matter that this House must prosecute immediately. Even children of brothers and sisters of judges living in urban areas benefit from the NG-CDF through bursaries. Secondly, I want Kenyans to know that Members of Parliament are not managers of NG-CDF. Judges, wherever you are, Members of Parliament are not managers of the NG-CDF. Go and look at the gazetted NG-CDF fund managers. As Members of Parliament, we oversee the NG-CDF to ensure that planned projects are delivered on time. Finally, let us lodge an appeal on this matter and ensure that within the two years that they have given us, we come up with a concrete law under the Constitution so that we restore order and tell judges..."
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