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    "id": 832403,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/832403/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Another issue is stalled projects due to lack of transition when some functions were devolved to the counties. A case in point is this: I constructed a youth polytechnic in my constituency which was devolved and so, it was not allocated money to complete it. The county government did not take over from where we left. When you look at that project, it looks like NG-CDF did not complete it. I believe we should have had transition of projects started by NG-CDF so that they could be completed and then handed over to the counties. I think that would have been better and could create a better image, rather than leaving a project half-way done. It stalls and nobody cares about it. I think this is an area we need to relook into. There were many things which NG-CDF used to do. They no longer fall under it and so we do not understand which areas it covers. I think the NG-CDF Board should hold civic education to show the functions of NG-CDF. This has been done at our level but, sometimes, it is not good enough. I believe members of public should be made aware of what NG-CDF does. Also, the dynamics of Nairobi City County and other counties are totally different. We experience many disasters in Nairobi. The auditors have strictly put it that funds cannot be allocated directly to affected individuals, but they should find a way of doing so. This is what the law says and it is becoming a real issue because we experience fire disasters almost every other day. The only way to salvage a school or people affected in an informal settlement is to allocate funds. When one does this, auditors query it. Therefore, we should relook on how to deal with this issue in an urban setting."
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