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    "id": 1485231,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1485231/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Machakos County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joyce Kamene",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provision of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection regarding the delays in disbursement of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) for Machakos County. Hon. Deputy Speaker, NGAAF is a cornerstone for our Government's commitment to inclusive development by providing access to financial resources for social economic empowerment for women, youth, people living with disability, needy children and the elderly. Through the Fund, many of our young men and women have found reliable avenues for promoting their enterprises and value-additional initiatives, making it instrumental in transforming lives, owing to the crucial contribution of affirmative action initiatives in our societies. It is important to ensure timely disbursement of such Funds and proper structure for its efficient administration. Sadly, Machakos County continues to face inexplicably delays in disbursements leading to the accumulation of unspent balances for the Financial Years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. NGAAF has been deploying Madam Betty Kanyiri Njoni of Personnel Number 2009142127, Principal Gender Officer as the County Coordinator on extremely short-acting contracts. These inexplicably intermittent deployments, separated by uncoordinated delays spanning as long as two months for NGAAF to renew the contract, continue to cause serious administrative gaps that significantly, disrupt the effective administration of the Fund. Hon Deputy Speaker, it is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection on the following: 1. A report on the status of disbursement of the NGAAF balances for the financial period 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 to Machakos County, and the measures put in place to ensure timely disbursement to enable the continuation of projects approved for funding. 2. Action being taken by NGAAF to immediately post Ms Betty Kanyiri Njoni, of Personal No.2009142127, as the NGAAF County Coordinator for Machakos for an interrupted contract of at least one year, in order to ensure effective and seamless administration of the Fund, including the timeline of the posting. Thank you."
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