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    "id": 773589,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/773589/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 88,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
        "slug": "chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"
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    "content": "There is also the issue of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). In September last year, we passed Supplementary Budget under the chairmanship of the Ad hoc Committee on Budget under Hon. Limo. Some of the amendments we made affected the overall disbursement of our NG-CDF. Each constituency was to get Ksh101million. But it was reduced to Kshs86 million, and yet Hon. Members from different constituencies had already submitted their proposals. It needs to be revised. We were told that is why there is that delay of the disbursement of NG-CDF money. We know many children rely on this money for school fees. The bursaries have not been paid. The National Treasury has not released this money. We are lagging behind in implementation of this project. I am inquiring whether the Leader of the Majority Party has any information on this issue which is really affecting the Members of Parliament. How will we bridge from Kshs101million to Kshs86 million? I know many Hon. Members might not be aware of that, but that was the implication of that Supplementary Budget that came in September. That is why NG-CDF Board has revised the money from Kshs101million to Kshs86million in every constituency. It is something that we need to think on how we will compensate that."
}