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"content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c) I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade regarding the European Development Fund (EDF). Hon. Deputy Speaker, the EDF is the European Union’s main instrument for providing community aid for development co-operation in the African, Caribbean and Pacific or the so-called ACP Partner States and Overseas Countries and Territories or the (OCT). The EDF consists of several instruments, including grants, risk capital and loans to the private sector. Several rounds of the EDF have been disbursed since the origin of the programme. The tenth EDF covers the period between 2008 and 2013 and provides an overall budget of Euros 22.6 billion. Of this amount, Euros 21.966 billion is allocated to the ACP countries. Planning is ongoing for the next phase of the EDF from 2014 to 2020. It is currently not clear whether Kenya has been taking advantage of these funds for development in the various sectors. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Chairperson should inquire into and report on:"
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