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    "id": 875931,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "The NG-CDF Board has issues to answer. I remember the issue of ICT hubs that came up. The proposal to have ICT hubs is a good idea, but it goes to our constituencies. They have said we cannot do these hubs in schools because in third term you cannot access schools. That is a circular by the ministry. Again, we do not have enough places where we can put up these computers. I have tried to ask the board to allow us, instead of doing four hubs, we do two and the money for two is used to at least renovate two halls but they have rejected. So, that means all four will not be implemented. Honestly, I think the board also needs to help us so that we can do the right thing. We do reallocation because sometimes we just want to respond to the needs of the people. For us to reallocate money, it is because what seemed to be a priority before is no longer a priority. Why does the board take so long to allow us to reallocate money and here they complain that in some of the constituencies they allocated money without approval? As we seek the approval, let them also hasten the process of releasing the reports back to us. Empowering our constituency oversight committees has been spoken about. It is really unfortunate that all of us as Members are supposed to oversee projects, but we have no funds given. So, any Member who does it does it from his or her own pocket. I think it is important that if you are given a role by your employer and you are supposed to do that job, you should also be facilitated. It is in our Constitution and it is part of the law. I ask that we figure out how to amend that NG-CDF Act so that we can put in an amount that can be used for facilitating movement and meetings that will lead towards ensuring that we oversee the projects that are on the ground. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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