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    "id": 1194235,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. We are here today because of the NG-CDF and it stems from a history. There was a time when you only had to sing the tune of the Government of the day for projects to be extended your way. However, when the NG-CDF came about, whether you sung the loudest to the tune of the Government or you refused to do so – just like we have perfected that art – you still got your due share of the NG-CDF. Therefore, it was not an idle tired proposal. It came because we needed to develop this country equally across the board. The benefits that are accruing from the NG-CDF cannot be properly underscored. Whereas NG-CDF was enacted in 2003, it is puzzling that we passed a new Constitution in 2010 but forgot to entrench it as part of that Constitution. Today we are here grappling with what we could have cured in the 2010 but, be that as it may, we will strive to make it work because it has worked before. Why are we here today? It is because all the three tiers of our courts from the High Court all the way to the Supreme Court have made a universal decision that NG-CDF is not merited. I acknowledge that the judges in High Court all the way to the Supreme Court went to school before the enactment of the NG-CDF (Amendment) Act 2022 and therefore, they do not understand the real benefits of this fund. I do not know if they have an additional war with the Members of this House. Judges do not live in void. They live with us and they understand the plight of this money. They understand the plight of MPs and the people that they represent. 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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