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    "id": 1572018,
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    "speaker_name": "Eldama Ravine, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Musa Sirma",
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    "content": "busy selling their cows and their produce to build schools. Schools were built exclusively by parents who had children in school and well-wishers. But currently, what has happened is a transformation of this country. We have lessened the burdens of the public through the provision of funds that are people-driven. The committees that have been set aside and gazetted by the Attorney-General are going to work tirelessly to make sure that the Funds are managed and what people need is given priority. These Funds are an equaliser to all. They enable the poor to take their children to school and ensure equitable development no matter what kind of government is there. The NG-CDF will equalise all the areas in the country. Everybody will feel what they pay, in terms of taxes. We also want the Fund to be entrenched in the Constitution because we have serious litigants in this country. Kenya has evolved into a very serious democratic country which has never been seen in Africa. Everybody has a right to challenge whatever is done in this House. They go to court. They are also allowed to run in the streets and say what they require. Entrenching this Fund is the right thing so that we shield it from being destroyed by litigants and others who do not wish other people well. Hon. Temporary Speaker, compare what NG-CDF does in the constituencies with what county governments do in various areas. NG-CDF builds schools. The county governments have only one responsibility in education—to build the Early Childhood Development (ECD) classes which are only two in every primary school. After the enactment of the Constitution to have the county governments, we are in the 12th year. In fact, the governors have not finished building nursery schools which are only two classes. The NG-CDF Boards and Committees in the constituencies build classes. They are almost done. So, we need to support the entrenchment of NG-CDF in the Constitution so that we support constituencies. I wish we had included Wards Development Fund in the Bill, so that we can take some money from the county governments and give it to the wards’ representatives. This would enable us to have a management system in the wards, so that we see development on the ground. Since we do not have it in the Bill this time, I hope Members can think about it so that we entrench Wards Development Fund in the Constitution. County governments are allocated Ksh400 plus in billions. Every constituency is allocated almost Ksh54 million from NG-CDF. When you compare the two, it is like day and night. That is why governors pass through courts at the end of every term to be washed before they go home. We do not know how we will protect Kenyans’ money from being misused. There are reforms which will be required after the Fund is entrenched in the Constitution. Members should think about how we shall give strict rules and regulations and the Act to the Board, so that they can manage the Fund effectively. If we entrench the three Funds in the Constitution, we need to think about what we want to make sure they are perfect and out of the litigation area. Kenyans deserve to live better lives. Their children should go to school. We should empower women and people with disabilities in this country. The only solution is NG-CDF and NGAAF. Therefore, I support that we entrench these Funds in the Constitution. Thank you."
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