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    "id": 1581888,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1581888/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Migori County, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Mohammed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and all the Members who have given me more information on this. I appreciate and do not take it for granted. NGAAF takes care of the disabled who cannot reach the national Government to air their problems. Women representatives have a designated amount for those with physical disabilities. We provide them with funds to start businesses and offer training. If you were to remove the NGAAF funds, how would those individuals survive? For instance, how would a mother in the village, who never had a chance to go to school but is a capable mama mboga businesswoman, find capital to start her own business? How would she manage without the NGAAF? If you were to walk through Migori County today and ask the residents whom they prefer to see arrive first among their visitors, they will undoubtedly say they want their woman representative. They feel a close connection with us. We understand their struggles, engage with them, and provide support. But we cannot do this from our own pockets. We rely on the NG-CDF and NGAAF. Currently, senators are touring their counties to fulfil their responsibilities, but they are doing so on limited salaries, which are insufficient for running county affairs. If we enshrine this in the Constitution, it will enable them to perform their duties more effectively and timely; ultimately allowing us to support them to the satisfaction of our constituents. Without NGAAF and NG-CDF, there would be little purpose for having this Parliament. The projects we undertake back home are what make our presence felt. Beyond oversight and representation, this aspect is vital for the people at home. In fact, they often question what we are doing in Nairobi, as they elected us to be present in the community and engage in local affairs."
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