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    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to speak to the matter on the Floor of the House. I have not spoken in this 13th Parliament since I got back. That calls for me to first congratulate you on being elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly. Congratulations Papa. I also congratulate Hon. Gladys Boss, together with your able team. We also have a new Clerk. I think Bunge is headed in the right direction. I also thank the people of Rangwe. Rangwe is a great constituency that took great pains to elect a woman in 2017. As if that was not enough, they changed the history of Members not being elected for a second straight term by re-electing me to Parliament. I thank the great people of Rangwe Constituency. I promise that I will put in a lot of effort to work for them on the platform that I was elected on, which is good performance and working for the people. I will work in a better manner and give better services during this second term. Hon. Speaker, on the matter that is on the Floor of the House to amend the Constitution in terms of the NG-CDF, many of my colleagues have spoken to this. However, I must add my voice to it because the NG-CDF is one fund that can be felt by wananchi on the ground. The NG-CDF works beyond borders and boundaries. It was even improved to the extent that there is equity in its distribution. Constituencies that have more wards are expected to get slightly more than smaller constituencies. Allow me to speak to what I have seen the NG-CDF do in Rangwe Constituency. The NG-CDF is one fund that elevates education infrastructure in our schools. It is also structured to help with security matters. We have used the NG-CDF in a single term to buy 14 school buses that could not have been bought by schools attended by poor pupils whose parents do menial jobs in the sub-counties. The NG-CDF is well-structured in its nature to the extent that the Member of Parliament has no role, and only oversees it, which is the main component of the work of a Member of Parliament. If the NG-CDF works well, it means that Members are doing a good job in their oversight work. I support this legislative proposal. We need to increase the allocations because there is so much to be done and the funds are limited. There are so many things that are done through the NG-CDF such as maintenance of roads that go to our schools, and construction of classrooms, laboratories and dormitories. When these things happen and members of the public see the changes that can be done through this fund, they can compare how different leaders worked during their tenures. A very good way of gauging the work of a Member of Parliament is through their oversight of the NG-CDF. We need to empower our people. The NG-CDF, the NGAAF and other funds come directly from the national Government to the grassroots. This is one way for the Government to reach its people directly, other than through the devolved functions. So, the NG-CDF should be enhanced. We need to allocate more funds to bursaries. Many children from poor families who are unable to raise school fees and to fund their education get funds through bursaries from the NG-CDF. It is important for the Government to support this matter, so that we can constitutionalise the NG- CDF, and people stop meddling and thinking that the NG-CDF gives weight to the Member of Parliament. Members of the National Assembly have literally nothing to do with the NG-CDF, and this is because their role is oversight. Structures are put in place to govern and manage this fund. So far, the fund has been used effectively. For the first time in the history of Rangwe Constituency, we will have a modern sub-county headquarters. It is still under construction. Were it not for the availability of the NG-CDF, you would not know that you have reached Rangwe. In the next three months or so, we will have finished the multimillion project through the NG-CDF. In addition to that, we also do security lighting and through that, we have improved our communities. In any place where there is a Government institution or otherwise, we have what The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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