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    "id": 861715,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kinangop, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Zachary Thuku",
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        "legal_name": "Zachary Kwenya Thuku",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this Report by the NG-CDF. I congratulate them for such a wonderful Report. I have had an issue with that money, the way it was set aside to do the innovation hubs. In fact, I was about to bring a Petition on the same. But, I want to thank this Committee for moving fast and giving us such a wonderful Report from which we are going to have the money reallocated to projects of our choice. I castigate the Ministry. Of late, they are giving unilateral decisions on how we are supposed to utilise our funds. They do not do public participation or feasibility studies to understand the dynamics of different constituencies. This project is then lost because for some constituencies like Kinangop where I do not have infrastructure and then I am told that some equipment was purchased that was supposed to be paid for, it defeats the purpose for which the project was conceptualised by the Ministry. I am so grateful that now we can reallocate our money to projects of our choice. Secondly, I take issue with the NG-CDF Board on the way they are dictating that we have to complete stalled projects. Like in my constituency alone, if I am going to complete all the projects within one financial year, all my allocation is going to old projects whereas I have some which need immediate attention. I have schools that are mud-walled. I have toilets that are falling apart. So, it is not acceptable. It is not possible. The NG-CDF Board needs to revisit some of the decisions they are making and involve Members of Parliament from those areas. That is so that they can understand the dynamics of our individual constituencies. With those few remarks, I support the recommendations of the NG-CDF Committee. I commend them for a job well done. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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