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    "id": 1507376,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1507376/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldama Ravine, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Musa Sirma",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, last week, a Member rose on the Floor of the House to request for a statement regarding the status of receipt of NG-CDF funds and the disbursements as at 2nd December 2024. NG-CDF is established under Section 4 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015 as amended in 2023, with an objective of addressing poverty and regional development imbalances. It dedicates a minimum of 2.5 per cent of the national Government share of annual revenue, divided by the annual Division of Revenue Act that was enacted pursuant to Article 218 of the Constitution. The funds are geared towards community driven development projects in every constituency that are identified and implemented at grassroots level. The Fund is managed by the NG-CDF Board, which is a body corporate established pursuant to Sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Act at the constituency level. The day-to-day management of the Fund is vested in the NG-CDF committees that are in place in each of the 290 constituencies. In the Financial Year 2024/2025, NG-CDF was allocated a total of Ksh68,232,900,000. In the Financial Year 2023/2024, NG-CDF was allocated Ksh54,777,000,000 pursuant to Section 4 of the NG-CDF Act, to fund projects proposals that are identified at the constituency"
}