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"content": "for bringing this back. I also thank the Speaker, Hon. Moses Wetang’ula, for allowing the initial proposals to be part and parcel of the consideration for entrenching those three Funds. Without fear of contradiction, the only projects that make sense to Kenyans in this country are those that are done at the constituency level, especially those that touch on education and security sectors. They make sure that our children get bursaries to go to school. As Hon. Chepkong’a has alluded, Members of Parliament are not part and parcel of the management or micro-management of the NG-CDF in this country. We are only patrons and play our role as legislators and overseers. Kenyans throughout the country have made numerous calls to Hon. Gichimu and me, wanting to know the status of the Fund. I wish to inform and assure them that we have a Christmas present for all Kenyans. This House will deliver it by early February when the House resumes from recess. At the very least, it is important to ensure that the women of this House have a Fund. That is to make sure they are active where they are, at the constituency and county levels. Going forward, we want to ensure that the senators who are elected in this country have resources to oversee the counties. I know that governors went to court to support a case and give senators limited power and financial muscle to oversight them. We want to do the right thing right now and ensure that the three Funds, which are extremely important in this country, are entrenched in the Constitution. They should become part and parcel of the supreme law of this country so that nobody touches them anymore. When the time of reckoning comes, I urge all fellow Members to be with their people. They have brought you to this House. Let us be present and reach the two-thirds voting quorum that required to entrench those Funds in the Constitution. Let us give Kenyans and students peace of mind for the prosperity of the great nation called Kenya. God bless Kenyans. I wish you a happy Christmas and New Year. We will have good news for you come New Year. Thank you."
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