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    "content": "The Cabinet Secretary will be here to answer your Question. 10. Question 44/2025 by the Member for Kiambu, Hon. Machua Waithaka, regarding the criteria used by the Ministry to allocate infrastructure funds to public schools and on when schools in Kiambu constituency will receive funding to improve learning facilities. 11. Question 48/2025 by the Member for Nakuru County, Hon. Liza Chelule, regarding plans in place by the Ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, to subsidise the high costs of electricity in special needs schools. I cannot see Hon. Liza Chelule, but she is supposed to be here. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in conclusion, the House Business Committee will reconvene on Tuesday, 8th April 2025, to schedule business for the rest of that week. I now wish to lay this Statement on the Table of the House. Allow me to also respond to Questions that were asked about the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) and National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). We are in possession of a letter addressed to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Samuel Njoroge, CBS, from the National Treasury on the issue of NG-CDF and disbursement of funds. The reference is: Status of Disbursement of Funds under NG-CDF and NGAAF Hon. Speaker ordered that we provide a response to it today. We have a letter which we will present for the consumption of Members. I would like to read the letter as such: Reference is made to your letter dated 2nd April 2025 on the above subject. We wish to update on the status of NG-CDF and NGAAF disbursement as follows— NG-CDF was allocated Ksh68.2 billion in the Budget for Financial Year 2024/2025, including arrears of Ksh13.5 billion. The National Treasury scheduled monthly disbursement of Ksh7 billion effective from January 2025 to ensure that the full allocation is disbursed by end of the Financial Year. So far, an amount of Ksh27.5 billion has been disbursed, hence there is a balance Ksh40.7 billion as per the attached schedule. The delay in the disbursement was occasioned by challenges in resource mobilisation, both domestically and externally. However, the situation is expected to improve due to expected resources from both domestic and external sources in the Fourth Quarter. I understand the Cabinet Secretary is in China looking for money and so, he will probably get that money for us. Accordingly, the National Treasury will endeavour to fund the amount of Ksh21 billion that was due in the Third Quarter in the course of this month. This is very important information. The Cabinet Secretary says that the National Treasury will endeavour to fund the amount of Ksh21 billion that was due in the Third Quarter. We expect Ksh21 billion this month to cover for the three months; that is Ksh7 billion for every month. That money will cater for issues that we have, especially bursaries that many of our students have not received. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I now want to address the issue of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) was initially allocated a budget of Ksh3.5 billion in the Financial Year 2024/2025, which was subsequently reduced to Ksh2.7 billion in the Supplementary II Estimates. So far, an amount of Ksh1.6 billion has been disbursed, and the balance will be disbursed in the course of this month. I want to inform the County Women Representatives or County Members of Parliament who are here that the amount of Ksh1.6 billion will be disbursed in the course of this month. All the money will have been paid to the account of NGAAF. That is the information from the National Treasury. This letter is copied to the RT. Hon. (Dr) Moses Wetang’ula, and Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. I beg to lay the letter, Hon. Temporary Speaker. That is the information. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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