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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Masinga, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Mwalyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At last, I have a chance to air my views. I know that we do not have time. So, I will be very quick and spend only two minutes. Having been a Member of the National Government – Constituencies Development Fund Committee in the last Parliament, I know a lot about it. First of all, let me talk on the last point that the Member has concluded with. We have already changed the NG-CDF policy. If you have three wards, you are not supposed to get the same amount as the one with seven wards. If you check the NG-CDF allocation which is in the Table Office, you will find that there is a big difference now. I did a lot of things through the NG-CDF in the last term. I did 365 projects and educated a lot of children. I am a proud man because the NG-CDF will be anchored in the Constitution and nobody will go to court at will. Therefore, I thank the Members who brought this legislative proposal on the Floor of the House, so that we can debate and put it in the right place. The NG-CDF has done a lot of things. I have five wards. When I go round in my constituency, I see projects with the NG-CDF signboards. County government signboards are there, but no projects are attached. The NG-CDF is the lifeline of the electorates. If it is not protected, many people will suffer especially the school-going children in secondary schools and universities. I wonder what the courts were thinking about. We have sponsored about 800 students fully in my constituency from Form One to Form Four and they are still continuing. If the NG-CDF is discontinued, that will be the end of those students. I can see Hon. Temporary Speaker has already switched on his light there. I do not know whether he wants me to stop contributing. This is the right time to anchor the NG-CDF in the Constitution so that we can still continue enjoying this fund and our people can benefit. With those few remarks, I support the legislative proposal."
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