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    "content": "gazettement of those constituencies will commence immediately. He directed his officers to prepare the gazette notice for the gazettement of the 283 constituencies. I do not want to read the names of the Members and constituencies which committees are yet to be submitted. I urge them to fast-track that process and submit those lists. By the time others are gazetted, we will be left with the seven constituencies, with the exception of the two that are yet to have their by-elections next month. Those constituencies that do not have by-elections and have Members who represent them should speak to their Fund Managers to hasten that process, so that upon gazettement the committees would be ready for the first disbursement of the Fund. I am sure Members are eagerly awaiting for it because of the pressure by our constituents, especially on the disbursement of bursaries. We are all suffering. The Chairperson of NG-CDF Committee and I are consulting with the National Treasury and the Office of the Attorney General to see how we can fast-track disbursement of funds, so that by the time we proceed on recess, we will have money to disburse bursaries in January. Many of our people are hopeful, suffering and waiting for disbursement of bursaries and completion of projects for those who have projects that are awaiting disbursement of funds. For the new Members, it is imperative that they expedite the processing of projects. As the names are gazetted, this is the time to ask your respective Committees in your constituencies to submit their proposals to the national Board. For all those that have been approved by the National Assembly, there is no reason why you should not push those Committees to submit their proposals. It is against those proposals that disbursements are made. Therefore, let us not give anybody an excuse not to disburse the funds, as a result of failure to submit the proposals for approval. Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay this Statement on the table to House."
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