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    "id": 1582521,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": "schools, pay fees for children from vulnerable families, construct chiefs’ offices and fund security matters. Many other projects are financed by NG-CDF. Hon. Temporary Speaker, if there was no NG-CDF, the constituencies could not have supported education the way they have done so far. Can you imagine a situation where a taxpayer, mama mboga, boda-boda rider, teacher, soldier and politician pay all the taxes, and then the Government follows what remains and asks them to build schools, chiefs’ offices and educate children? Then it negates the spirit of taxation to render services to Kenyans. Since I took over as a Member of Parliament, and many other constituents of my colleagues here, I have never heard of a single fundraiser to build a school, dormitory, classroom or chief’s office. Hon. Members, people at home, pastoralists and farmers included, heaved a sigh of relief because nobody would follow them again to contribute what had remained after taxation to fund Government programmes. The NG-CDF is very effective. Today, every constituency disburses bursaries in the tune of more than Ksh60 million to pay school fees for children who could otherwise not access education. This is a serious Fund for the people of Kenya. That is why 98.5 per cent of Kenyans endorsed it as being practical to develop Kenya regardless of the President of the day or one’s loyalty or commitment. This Fund will change Kenya. In fact, there is need to enhance NG-CDF and NGAAF so that more people can go to school as more affirmative action projects are supported. We also need to bring electricity, water and critical services that are offered in Kenya under NG-CDF, and increase its percentage to 10 per cent. That will change Kenya."
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