{"id":686768,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/686768/?format=json","text_counter":229,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. S.S. Ahmed","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":140,"legal_name":"Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed","slug":"shakeel-shabbir"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the idea of equalising the NG-CDF allocation across the constituencies is totally wrong in its context, spirit and intention. Many Kenyans have been suffering since Independence. Development has been taking place around the railway line. Other areas have been marginalised for over 50 years. The intention of the NG-CDF was to give opportunity to areas which do not have enough primary and secondary schools a chance to develop such infrastructure. Even in Kisumu East, we do not have enough primary and secondary schools. Baringo County and other places have hardly any secondary schools. How can we equate Baringo or Garissa with Nairobi? I totally disagree that the NG-CDF should be shared equally amongst all the constituencies in the country. At the best, we should allow for some poverty and marginalization indices of 90:10. Previously, this was at 75:25. This is one of the issues we must deal with. The other issue relates to a statement that has already been lodged in this House with regard to the sum of Kshs4.9 billion arrears that has not been disbursed. The National Treasury has no intention of disbursing the arrears. We are approaching the end of our parliamentary term. In the past, they used to borrow money to pay previous years’ arrears. It is called “teaming” and “leading”. When it comes to the end of the session---"}