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    "id": 880589,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/880589/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sirisia, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Waluke",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": "We need to change the Act. The 2.5 per cent is very little for the NG-CDF. Last time we were taken to court by a few governors, who are greedy. They have now raised their allocation from 15 per cent to 30 per cent. They wanted to take money to the counties, so that they can steal. It has been proven that counties are misappropriating money. The other day, a governor allegedly stole about Kshs2 billion. The mechanism that was put in place by the Government for the NG-CDF should also be put in place to manage the money in the counties because it is a lot of money yet they only pay Kshs3,000 per child for school fees. They call this public participation. Governors go round to meet the people and they only give Kshs3,000 per student. Last month, in my constituency, the NG-CDF disbursed Kshs15 million for bursaries. There are about 40 students from needy families who require full scholarship. This money is important. We need to raise it to about 6 per cent. This money is accounted for by the people themselves. If you build a school, the public will see that Hon. Wanyonyi has built a school in Kwanza and when we pay school fees or construct offices for security officers, chiefs or divisional officers, it can be accounted for. So, the Government should give the NG-CDF more money because there is no misuse."
}