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    "id": 1023631,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Luanda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Christopher Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "given is good. He is new in the office and I am confident, looking at the history of the man that he is going to do a good job. But, Hon. Deputy Speaker, my concern is that we are now in the 2020/2021 Financial Year. The NG-CDF Board has not received the requisite funds for the 2019/2020 Financial Year from the National Treasury. There is no explanation or reason why this money has not been provided for purposes of NG- CDF. We know what NG-CDF does in this country. And if the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Finance and National Treasury cannot find this particular fact, then he knows he is going to have trouble with this House obviously. I am speaking directly to him. He better pull up his socks and provide funds because this is the Fund that the mwananchi in this country sees. We cannot stand here, in this House, legislate and provide funds for anything else if the funds that go to the mwananchi in this country and in our constituencies directly is not being provided. I do not think that we will do that. Having said that, I have also listened to the Chair and he has said that some of the constituencies have received the full allocation from whatever little that has been provided by the National Treasury. The Board needs to explain to us because, as far as I am concerned, all constituencies in this country are equal. And whatever they receive must be distributed to the 290 constituencies on a pro rata basis. There is no reason why one constituency should receive the entire amount while another one has received only 36 per cent. I know they will say that they have queries here and there, but I know that none of these Members has received any indication directly from this Board, telling them that you have failed here and there. If they have done so, I wish they could provide that reason to the Members. But, as far as I am concerned, constituencies in this country are equal and there is no other reason why we should have some…"
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