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    "id": 1068022,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1068022/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Major (Rtd.) Bashir S. Abdullaih",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13417,
        "legal_name": "Bashir Sheikh Abdullah",
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    "content": "terms with his governor or is of a different political orientation from that of his governor, the Ward Development Fund will be there for him to ensure that development in the wards is perfectly taken care of. Another aspect is the NG-CDF. We all know that NG-CDF is the only development tool at the grassroots that is visible, equitably shared and 100 per cent taking care of the people on the ground. The NG-CDF has been under threat from people who go to court to challenge its constitutionality because it is not in the Constitution. The BBI Bill proposes that the NG-CDF is entrenched in the Constitution. I know all of us support the NG-CDF. We have been saying: “No NG-CDF, no Motion. No NG-CDF, no business.” Now the NG-CDF is being entrenched in the Constitution. So, that is the best thing to support. There is the issue of inclusivity. If the Bill goes through at the referendum, we will have the positions of President, Deputy President, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers. It is our hope that this inclusivity will be shared at the top level. We are going to have a situation where people from different regions will occupy those top positions so that inclusivity is seen to be at its best. The BBI came into effect because of the handshake. Remember, after the swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta, we had the people’s president who was also sworn-in. We were staring at a situation where we had two Republics in the same country. So, the handshake has come at a good time. It helped us to ease the tension that prevailed then and enable people to go about their businesses. Above all, beyond the BBI of now, we are looking at 2022 and beyond. Elections will come and go. That one we know but for sure, we look forward to a situation where Kenyans will vote for their parties and after the elections, they shake hands and move on. Hon. Speaker, I am fully aware that the additional 70 constituencies are contentious. We would have loved that each of the counties get one position. That has not come. However, remember if this BBI did not safeguard certain constituencies in certain parts of the country, we would be looking at a situation whereby certain constituencies would have been wiped out in parts of North Eastern such as Mandera County. But these ones are now protected. So, that itself says what we already have. We might not have got more but whatever we have is quite protected. So, I stand here to second this Bill. Let us go to the referendum and ensure Kenyans vote for this Bill for posterity and for the benefit and peace of this country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support."
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