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    "id": 1183246,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "The NG-CDF is not a devolved fund. It is a decentralised fund of the national Government. The Member of Parliament has no direct role in NG-CDF operations. We only provide oversight. It was expected that judges would be able to read the law and understand the structure of the NG-CDF as it relates to the Constitution. Unfortunately, because of penetration of our court system by judicial activism, the magistrates and judges who presided over the CDF case ended up hurting these vulnerable groups of our society by ruling against the Fund. The court ruling is hurting many children of this country, which is quite unfair. I hope the Committee that has been constituted will sit down and, within 90 days, bring a report to this House. The phrase “within 90 days” means that the Committee can complete its work even in a months’ time. They should work with speed and make sure that when we come back from recess in February, we are able to process this constitutional amendment. We will be able to mobilise ourselves and pass it, so that we entrench in the Constitution the NG-CDF and the other funds. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this time round, we should make sure that we get it right in order to protect these funds once and for all. As it stands, the NG-CDF hangs in the balance. So, what do we do in the meantime? The processing and enactment of the constitutional amendment Bill will take long. What do we do? I am asking the Chair of the NG-CDF 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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