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    "id": 85751,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 20,
        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "The CDF funds have already transformed the lives of Kenyans. We have seen good work done in all the constituencies in this nation. We would like this good work to continue so that many Kenyans benefit from it. For instance, we have had heavy rains in the country and our road networks were destroyed. CDF funds were spent to repair these roads. We noted that even students were not able to go to schools because of lack of school fees. We used some of the CDF funds to assist these students. The CDF funds have also done well in the education sector. We have seen new primary schools, secondary schools and polytechnics being started in this country by Members of Parliament. This facility is very important. We have also seen these funds used to improve mode of transport in schools. I recall that certain schools have bought new buses, so that students are transported in dependable transport. The same funds have been utilized to create offices for the administrative personnel. In the new districts, the chiefs have not been provided with offices. These funds have been used well. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have seen orphans, HIV/AIDS victims and needy students who have benefitted largely from the bursaries from this Fund. You will recall that some regions in this country have experienced natural calamities and roofs of classrooms have been blown off by strong winds. The CDF money has been used to reconstruct those classrooms so that learning continues in our schools. Health facilities have also been constructed. Without the Fund, the given communities would not have benefitted in terms of health care. The CDF money has done well in terms of water provision. The money has been used in the arid and semi-arid areas to drill boreholes and supply water to thirsty communities. It is, therefore, important that the CDF money be released as soon as possible so that the programmes that have already been initiated are completed in order to benefit Kenyans. With those few remarks, I fully support the faster release of the funds."
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