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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "managers. So, that explains why we have had some issues with funds accounts managers and why the new Members found themselves sharing funds accounts managers with neighbouring constituencies. It can really be a challenge for a funds accounts managers. Remember also, from the presentation yesterday, the funds accounts manager is the AIE holder and the one responsible for the monies which goes to every constituency in the country. It means he has to take full responsibility. They usually work with the district accountants to make sure that the monies are used effectively and accounted for. In case something goes wrong with audit, they are responsible and should be able to explain. Of course, the role of the Member of Parliament is oversight. There is the issue of emergencies which has come up and it is not clear what should happen. Yesterday I got a report from my constituency that a school called Kavuthu had a problem with the winds and the roofs were blown off. Today the chairman and the funds accounts manager visited that school. I believe tomorrow they will utilise the emergency money and the children will be safe. When roofs are blown off, especially when children are in class, there is every danger of children being hurt. So, you can see how effective the NG-CDF is. There is no other fund of the Government which is as effective as the NG-CDF. We have seen what has happened to the counties. They have failed to utilise development monies in good time. A lot of the time development monies are returned. The end of the financial year catches up with them before they utilise the money. Therefore, NG-CDF should even be made more effective by legislation. I support the idea of amendments to the Act being brought to the House so that we can fine-tune what may have been left out so that Wanjiku and any other Kenyan can be served effectively at the grassroots. The main work is security installations such as in chiefs’ offices and primary and secondary schools. In many constituencies, you can see changes. Because of the project management committees, the community is able to monitor and ask questions about this fund and make sure that no monies are wasted at all. In many occasions, when you allocate the NG- CDF funds to a school, the community comes in handy. In some places, they provide material such as sand or bricks. There have been issues with nursery schools which now fall squarely under the county governments. A lot of times after public participation, some nursery schools have been left unattended or do not catch up with the rest of the school. The infrastructure of nursery schools in some places is quite poor. When you introduce a child to education, they need the best facilities possible. So, in some cases in Makueni, I have assisted the county government. I have done one or two nursery schools through NG-CDF just to make sure that the children, first, are safe, if the infrastructure is weak and, secondly, that it rhymes with the neighbouring schools, most of which we have repaired. We also make sure that children have good facilities for education. That explains why primary schools in Makueni do very well in national exams; it is because of the atmosphere that they learn in. The other issues are the role of the NG-CDF, the environment and sports. Environment is very critical and many times we have funded women groups with the NG-CDF to do sand dams, conserve water and even do seedlings so that we can increase the forest cover in the country. We 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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