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    "id": 768287,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "As a legislator earning a salary, I really feel that I have not done anything for the people who elected me simply because the Committees are not in place. We cannot do anything. However, today I was happy to see the Whip of the Majority Party, Hon. Washiali and the Whip of the Minority Party, Hon. Junet walking together from an office. So, I can see now there is some light at the end of the tunnel. I can see some white smoke might come up very soon so that this House can move on. Besides the 2017/2018 NG-CDF appropriation which we are waiting for, the NG-CDF Board still has arrears for 2016/2017 Financial Year and in many constituencies, the staff who worked there before August are actually in four to five months arrears. They have been dismissed with arrears which have not been paid. As my colleagues have put it clearly, I blame the National Treasury. It is really failing Kenyans. I think this time round, things should not move as usual. I was happy to hear the President’s Speech during the swearing-in ceremony putting to task all civil servants. This is because these people are really failing Kenyans. From this year, as a House we should put our foot down from both sides of the political divide so that we can put the Executive to task because we must deliver service to our people. Now we are going to January. Actually, it is very hard even now to sit in your House at the constituency. I do not know about the other Members. This is because people are coming for bursaries. Tomorrow is 1st December and many students will be going to Form One, Form Two and Form Three in January and these people need bursaries. Even if we gazette these members, it will be very impractical to get money disbursed from the National Treasury to the Board and from the Board to the constituencies. I think the Leader of the Majority Party should really push this. I trust your leadership and we know you can push the National Treasury mandarins to release this money as fast as possible to get to the constituencies. I support the Motion."
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