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    "id": 661573,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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        "legal_name": "John Owuor Onyango Kobado",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to add my voice to this important Motion. If there is any fund that has transformed this country, then it is the CDF fund. It is a fund that county governments need to borrow from the systems that have been set, models that have been tested and have been proven to work. It is a fund that has been pro the poor. Indeed, the poor in the various constituencies believe that CDF is synonymous with infrastructural projects. However, for infrastructural projects, there are three parameters that would help manage them; budget allocation, time frame and the deliverables in terms of their qualities. That touches on disbursement of NGCDF. There is need for disbursement to be done on time because when it is delayed, it leads to a situation where implementers of the projects may need to trade off time in terms of the quality and budget allocated. There is need for the board to fast-track disbursement of NGCDF. It is good that we aligned the NGCDF to the 2010 Constitution and Vision 2030. With the new framework, it is going to be more effective to oversee and supervise the project through monitoring and evaluation now that we have the oversight committee which is controlled by the Members of Parliament. With the current arrangement, conflict of interest does not arise. If the fund is well managed, it is going to create a lot of impact on the ground. As we devolve some of the functions to the county governments, the fund will strictly remain to address the aspects of education in terms of the social and physical infrastructure. This will change and improve the quality of education in this country. The Act is clear on the amount of money that is supposed to be allocated to NGCDF; a minimum of 2.5 per cent. There is need to review the allocation to 5 per cent because the impact that this fund has made is seen on the ground and has turned around various sectors of the economy in this nation. With those few remarks, I strongly support this Motion. I also want to congratulate those constituencies that though they have come late, they have been able to put their committees in place for approval. I support."
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