{"id":1571976,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1571976/?format=json","text_counter":197,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"South Mugirango, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Silvanus Osoro","speaker":null,"content":". I say this not as a politician, but as someone whose life was personally changed by this Fund. When NG-CDF was first introduced, I was in Form One. Hon. Omingo Magara paid my school fees through this Fund. At the time, school fees was about Ksh3,000. When I saw my name on the notice board, I was very happy. I had dropped out of school. I had no money. I had started doing menial jobs in the village. I had no place to sleep. I wanted to be in boarding school, not because of academics alone, but because I had no one to cook for me or house me. At that time, Hon. Omingo Magara, as the Member of Parliament, the NG-CDF was not under the Board. It was a bit direct. He paid my school fees through the NG-CDF. While the structure has evolved since 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."}