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    "id": 1558894,
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    "speaker_name": "Suna West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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    "content": "Bills which will serve the current generation and generations to come. In that regard, as you have ably advised me, we will have to merge these two Bills in the Third Reading and come up with a Bill which will support our people. Hon. Deputy Speaker, on the issue of NG-CDF as the lifeline of Kenyans, the devolved money which Kenyans are enjoying is from the NG-CDF. In Suna West Constituency alone, I have used the NG-CDF to build four police stations, four Assistant County Commissioners’ (ACC) offices, a County Commissioner’s office, an Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) office, and 27 new schools—23 primary schools and four new girls' secondary schools. One thousand two hundred people were enjoying the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) insurance cover using NG-CDF money and 500 students are fully sponsored in Suna West Constituency. We can kill any other fund but allocation for NG-CDF must be increased and released in a timely manner. The first allocation which the National Treasury needs to do is NG-CDF. Even before paying salary, monies for the NG-CDF should be released because all the 290 constituencies in Kenya are enjoying the fruits of NG-CDF. Hon. Deputy Speaker, having said that, we need to put our priorities right as a country. As a researcher, I know that when you have operated with an item for over 10 years… We need to re-look at our Constitution so that where the drafters erred or where there were gaps, they can be corrected so that Kenyans can enjoy. I am aspiring to become the Governor of Migori County in 2027 but the truth of the matter is that as it stands, the people cannot enjoy the fruits of devolution. Many people, including Dr. Odhiambo Mbai, died but their families and generations are not enjoying the fruits of devolution because of the gaps in the Constitution. You may remember that I was the last Mayor of Migori Municipality. I operated under the Local Government Act (Cap 265)."
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