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    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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    "content": "those areas. Teenage pregnancies have reduced because of sustaining kids in school because education is an equaliser in all this. We appropriate money to the Ministry of Education, but we do not see what that money does on the ground, including infrastructure, which is even supported internationally. Therefore, I speak on behalf of the people of Ndhiwa. Classrooms have been decongested. Laboratories were built so we can compete with schools like Alliance High School. Water provisions have been provided for as well as sports facilities. However, I do not know why sports was removed because we were very active in our constituencies. We used to be in charge of sports as well. Hon. Temporary Speaker, when we talk about national ethos, including value for money, equity, inclusivity and emergency responses, that is the heart of NG-CDF notwithstanding the devolved units. But they do not respond to emergencies. We are even being pushed to respond to toilets as emergencies, which should not be the case. What happened with the capitation we give to the ministries? Where do they take their money? So, mine is to protect what is working and entrench it into the Constitution. In fact, if we were to rewrite the Constitution, this would be the most important decentralised Fund in the 290 constituencies. We would not even think of the 47 counties. The monies would have been channelled through it and we would see the impact it would have had in these areas. Lastly, entrenching this into the Constitution will cure what we call oxymoron-ism of leadership, where one says one thing but do the other. What NG-CDF does is seen and because it is people-driven, public participation is a must, approval system is up to the board and we even have a committee in this House that oversees that board. So, the whole system should be replicated in other areas of activity. Those who are jealous of its functionality should copy what NG-CDF does. Without belabouring on the obvious, allow me to say, I support this and Members, if where representation is needed this afternoon, it is in this House. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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