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    "id": 1581867,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moyale, UPIA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Guyo Jaldesa",
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    "content": "I have not seen what county government funds do in our constituencies. What NG-CDF has done in the last 20 years is quite visible, the development is quite palpable and people appreciate it. That is why people can talk with a lot of energy and emotions. As my brother from Garissa Town has said, people are so passionate about NG-CDF that they cannot imagine a world without it. The NG-CDF is not managed by Members of Parliament. Because of our oversight role, people come to complain to us or tell us what they want and we facilitate them through public participation at the village level, to get what they want; be it a classroom, a laboratory or security facilities. Some of us come from areas that are prone to conflicts. That is where the construction of chiefs’ camps come in. Thereafter, we may be asked to put up an administrative police post to enhance security. Some of us come from regions where there is a lot of indulgence in drugs. If funding of sports was not taken away from NG-CDF, we would have engaged the youth in sports. Unfortunately, sports is a devolved function. Every time people ask us to support them in sporting activities, we cannot help because it is not under the mandate of NG-CDF. Sports helps people to develop their future. I personally support the entrenchment of these funds in the Constitution. But 2 per cent is not good enough. If I had my way, we would make it 5 per cent. It is the only devolved fund that is available to the people. Now that we are changing the law, we should not restrict ourselves to 2 per cent. It should be improved to 5 per cent or even 10 per cent, so that it can help the poor people in our communities. With those few remarks, I support."
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