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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": "The other area that the Special Funds Accounts Committee and the NG-CDF Committee should look at – one committee is overseeing the other but they should also be working together – is distribution of the NG-CDF money to the constituencies. They should come up with a proposal which Parliament… I know it is in law that all NG-CDF money should be shared equally, but I tend to support one of the honourable Members who indicated that although it is equally distributed amongst the constituencies, it is also unfairly distributed. This is because you find a constituency with over 200,000 inhabitants getting the same money with a constituency with about 40,000 inhabitants. The number of students who go to school and who require those bursaries is also commensurate with the number of the inhabitants or the residents who live in that area. The number of schools which also require structural development in terms of building the classes and other things is also dependent on the population. It is common knowledge that in the entire country, there has been a great influx in terms of enrolment of students both at the primary and secondary levels because of free education, thanks to the Jubilee Government. It has already put a lot of pressure on us MPs through the NG- CDF committees because every other school is demanding a laboratory, a classroom or dormitories for those who board. Those are the kind of things that require spending even beyond the amount of money that has been allocated for NG-CDF at the constituency level. Many people have been arguing that NG-CDF is getting a lot of money but, if you look at the structure of how that money is being shared, you will see that it is actually peanuts! The other area that the Special Funds Accounts Committee in conjunction with the NG- CDF Committee needs to look into is that of procurement. I echo the sentiments by Hon. (Dr.) Oundo that there should be some relaxation so that the organised groups within the constituency The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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