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    "id": 367009,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. First, I want to thank my Chairman for seeing the light, just as the Bible says Saul on his way to Damascus became Paul; I am happy that my Chairman has become Paul. Indeed, Supplementary Estimates, all of us know, are something urgent; they are something to help to factor in urgent projects or services provided. In this country, we are aware of the teachers’ strike, which is frightening. We all know very well that a hungry teacher is an angry person; for our pupils to learn in a conducive environment, it is important that we factor in teachers’ money. I am very impressed that the amount of money that was meant for the Cabinet Office was moved to help teachers by paying their salaries. The CDF has done so much. We know very well that the CDF model was borrowed from Brazil; when you go to Brazil, the development projects that have been done up to the grassroots are very satisfying. Having been one of the consultants for the World Bank projects--- On evaluating the CDF, I can authoritatively report that much as the CDF has had its own problems, in terms of success rate, it scores 90 per cent. It is my humble request that in future, instead of the 2.5 per cent of the GDP, we will get meaningful development if later on we increase the CDF amount from 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent. At the moment, schools are going on and we are having problems particularly when it comes to constituencies. Members of Parliament, who are here today, have not been paid for four months; at the grassroots we have problems in the sense that students have been sent home; they are waiting for the bursaries from the CDF. We also have emergency cases and the CDF in its allocation has some specific percentages that take care of emergencies. We have had cases of insecurity. The CDF as a kitty contributes heavily when it comes to security. This Fund has brought meaningful development at the grassroots level. In fact, when you listen carefully to the old people in the village, they claim that the CDF is closer to them than the funds going to the governor. When it comes to devolution, I want it to be very clear that the CDF contributes towards devolution. Devolution is not just the amount of money that goes to the governor. In fact, the CDF is better devolution; it goes up to the village. In terms of protecting the money that goes to the Exchequer, I call upon the Government to strengthen the Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO), the Auditor-General. At the moment we have had change of leadership in the constituencies. We have had speakers and new Members of Parliament. There are others here who decided to go to the lower House to become Senators and you realize that we are taking over those constituencies without proper audit. KENAO, where we have the Auditor-General does not even have the capacity to go up to the constituency level to do a proper audit before new leadership comes in. Some of us have many problems because we are taking over some liabilities and I call upon the Government to strengthen the Auditor-General’s Office; it does not have the capacity. Many handovers are taking place at the constituency level but it is very difficult--- How do you take over something without knowing what it is. It is like you are"
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