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    "id": 1183100,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Finally, there are other funds. I am happy that we are now going to work together with the Senate. I know many people thought that the National Assembly did not want the Senate Oversight Fund, but what we wanted was clarity on how it is going to be disbursed. That is what we are going to discuss with our counterparts in the Senate and come up with a system where we do not expose public funds to misuse and wastage. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I said finally, but allow me to say this. Members, when we talk like we disburse these NG-CDF funds, we are giving fodder to the people out there. I have been a Member of Parliament for Suba South for 15 years and, more particularly, for the last 10 years, I did not handle even the CDF cheque. The CDF disbursement is done by a Committee from the Board to another Committee called Project Management Committee to the project itself. The only role a Member of Parliament will play is to go and witness whether the proposals that were made have actually been implemented. That is the only role which you do under Article 95 of oversighting, which is perfectly resident in this House and no other House. So, if there is another person out there who is saying that we are conflicted in our role, that is somebody who does not understand the role of a Member of Parliament. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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