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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lempurkel",
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        "legal_name": "Mathew Lekidime Lempurkel",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. The NGCDF has done marvellous things to this country especially in my constituency. Since Independence we had never had a constituency of Laikipia North but when I came to Parliament, the kind of work that NGCDF has done is marvellous. We have seen NGCDF building schools, classes and hospitals among others. So, I am wondering about those people who always go to courts over NGCDF. The wonderful thing about the NGCDF is that we have the project committees formed by members of the communities who can engage with the fund managers. They can manage this money and when we involve them we get our priorities right. Our role as Members of Parliament is legislation and to ensure that projects are done well according to the Bill of Quantities (BQs) and they meet the standards of the Government’s BQs. We are getting only 2.5 per cent from the national budget and I would suggest that we increase it to 5 per cent. Many poor children and orphans have gone to school through the NGCDF support up to the university level. We even have some children who come from very poor families given scholarships to go and study outside the country. So, the committees of these three constituencies we are passing are important because they empower the communities. The people on the ground can sit down and decide their priority; whether it is a classroom or a road. This is a way of empowering our people. The NGCDF money is taxpayers’ money. I want to urge Members of Parliament to protect the CDF. This fund has touched wananchi . If you 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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