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    "id": 768280,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The first thing which delighted me about the court ruling is the recognition by the court that NG-CDF is doing a good job in this country. That alone taught Kenyans that despite the activism all over, NG-CDF is doing a good job. The role of MPs in this fund is totally zero because we only play an oversight role just like one of our legislative duties here in this Parliament. As much as activists and other Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) oppose this fund, the work it has done all over Kenya is good. It has equalised development in this country and we want to appreciate the work it has done, especially in rural areas. It has improved the living standards of people in terms of education bursaries and opening up small shopping centres for the local man. It has also given women contracts and this has empowered our people. The noise which we hear outside there that NG-CDF is not doing very well is meant to interrupt and distract its work. Another thing that we need to raise is about committees that have to be selected. We need to quicken the process because very soon we are going for a long recess. It will be very boring to be in the constituency without going around seeing the projects of NG- CDF. So we challenge the Leader of the Majority Party to make sure that the funds are there so that when we go for the long recess, we have the development projects going on. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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