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    "id": 1494266,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Theuri",
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    "content": "The support from the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG- CDF) has been amazing as has been mentioned with the situation in Suna East. We were able to reach out as a Committee, engaged the Committee there, together with the area Member of Parliament who immediately was able to support us. I encourage all those institutions to engage the NG-CDF. It must also be made clear that NG-CDF is not under the purview of Member of Parliament, but it is money that belongs to the people. We, however, intervened as a Committee to ensure that the people of Suna East get an institution. Finally, we found out that a lot of land is held by those various institutions and especially the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)s. (I request for an extra minute or two as I second.) Let us allow land that was set aside by communities or individuals for the institutions to be transferred as per the new TVET Act. It is important to clarify an issue that was raised and that was touching on the Moi family. That there was a summon regarding a piece of land because of other issues, or regarding the impeachment that were going on. That is wrong. We invited the family, and in particular, former Senator Gideon Moi, purely on the issue of clarifying the ownership of a parcel of land that is supposed to be for a certain institution in the Rift Valley. It is important to make those issues quite clear. That is the issue we faced with quite a number of TVETs that were started by the communities. With that, I kindly request that this House and the Budget and Appropriations Committee consider supporting those institutions so that we can ensure that TVETs that are based in our constituencies and communities continue to progress, and that those children, young men and women who are there continue to be equipped with the right skills. With that, we will be able to firmly give a proper foundation to the young men and women of this country. With those remarks, I beg to support this amended Motion. I beg to second. Thank you."
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