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    "id": 1156630,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1156630/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisauni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mbogo Ali",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13383,
        "legal_name": "Ali Menza Mbogo",
        "slug": "ali-menza-mbogo"
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, all that can happen. But, the main challenge for the youth, women and PWDs is not the documentation. Documentation could just be a tip of the iceberg. The main challenge is the working capital to do those jobs. Although we have the Youth Fund, we all know that it is just centralised. It is a real challenge for somebody living in Kisauni, somewhere in Mwakirunge-Maunguja, to access the Youth Fund. The Uwezo fund is so little. Yes, we are the patrons of the Uwezo Fund, but if you look at the amount that has been allocated to Uwezo Fund, it is so little. It cannot assist our people. The only area that we can help our people is through the NG-CDF. We have, as MPs, done extremely well in complying with the 30 per cent rule. We have awarded contracts and tenders to women, PWDs and the youth without favour. This has worked very well. I will just speak about my constituency. When I took over Kisauni Constituency in 2017, it had only 11 public schools since 1963. However, over a period of five years, I have constructed seven new schools in Kisauni. That has brought the number of schools from 11 to 18 over a span of five years. Most of those schools were done by women, PWDs and the youth. We know the NG-CDF has really worked. It has done miracles in this country. We know that from the Budget we passed the other day, the NG-CDF allocation has been increased from the 2.5 per cent of the national budget to 4.5 per cent. I think we will see more miracles happening on the ground. The NG-CDF is in line. It is the only programme that connects with the common"
}