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    "id": 1034115,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1034115/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "It is regrettable that this very good initiative is subject to the usual corruption that has now become a second name of this country. I want to encourage the authorities to take very stern action. There is something I have seen that is emerging in this country. Instead of going for the real culprits, we start playing politics with the corruption issue, especially when it gets nearer to election. That is what has stopped us from dealing with the actual thieves. As we deal with corruption, you will hear of National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) cases because the opponents will be fighting. The issue that will be of focus is elections as opposed to dealing with corruption. It is very regrettable, if you are talking about Ksh4 billion and only a few stadia that were supposed to be built are there and the state that we have been told they are in now. I only wish that this Ksh4 billion was divided among 290 constituencies, especially given that sports function is now devolved. Because the national Government wanted to set a standard, it would have made a lot of sense if this money was divided among 290 constituencies. The national Government needs to understand that you can innovatively spread the risks. The same way you are putting the cost, you can spread the risks. Instead of talking about 8 or 12 stadia which are all stalled or only two are working, at least 200 constituencies would have done their model stadia with perhaps only 90 that would be having problems. That is going by the way NG-CDF is managed. It is one of the funds that is very well-managed. You can see the results from what is done."
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