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    "id": 1582498,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dekow Mohamed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to add my voice to this important debate on entrenching the NG-CDF into the Constitution. This Bill has been brought about by the fact that many people do not understand the importance of this Fund, especially to those in rural areas. As a region which has been marginalised for a long time, the decentralisation of this Fund to the constituencies was very important. Students are now able to get the same kind of learning environment as those in other parts of the country, including schools like Lenana and Alliance High. This is a very important Fund. Those challenging this Fund do not understand or appreciate it. They do not know its impact on the people in rural areas. If I may quote one elder from my region during public participation, he said: “ Mkitoa NG-CDF, ni kama mmetukatamakende”, meaning that we are not able to fund our needs as poor people on the ground. Our children will not be able to go to school and the learning environment for our young people will not be conducive."
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