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    "id": 1582594,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Machakos Town, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caleb Mule",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly, Bill No. 4 of 2025), to entrench the NG-CDF, NGAAF and the Senate Oversight Fund into the Constitution. It should be on record that we are only talking about 2.5 per cent of the national Budget going to the NG-CDF. When you subtract 2.5 per cent from 100 per cent, you are left with 97.5 per cent. The 2.5 per cent is the only Fund that is truly felt on the ground. The NG-CDF is properly managed and has the most tangible impact. It is overseen by the Board and the Members of Parliament. For instance, when I visit my village and stand in any school or attend a funeral, within a radius of five kilometres, I can point out a project that is funded by the NG-CDF. If not a school, I can identify a student who has benefited from a bursary. Compared to what counties receive, the 2.5 per cent of the national cake produces more tangible results. Machakos County has a budget of about Ksh12 billion. 30 per cent of thtaht, which is about Ksh4 billion, should go to development. The county has eight constituencies. Therefore, when you divide the Ksh4 billion among them, it gives you Ksh500 million per constituency. In contrast, Members of Parliament receive about Ksh150 million to Ksh200 million per year through NG-CDF. When you compare Ksh200 million to Ksh500 million, the impact of NG- CDF is far more visible in the society. We conducted public participation and 98.5 per cent of Kenyans supported retaining the NG-CDF. On Tuesday, I will come early to vote in support of the amendment to entrench NG-CDF in the Constitution. The NG-CDF is properly structured. For example, under environment, we plant trees in schools. This is development. A certain proportion of the 2.5 per cent allocation to the NG-CDF should go to bursaries. This is because they have given hope to the hopeless, equalising those who have and those who do not have. Many students have benefited from bursaries, who would otherwise not have gone to school. The NG-CDF states the percentage of funds that should be set aside for development. It clearly states how much the construction of a class should cost. We had emergencies following the previous rainy season in my constituency. Many school toilets sank. Were it not for the emergency fund, we would not have built those toilets. The NG-CDF is doing a great The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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