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    "id": 1194343,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
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    "content": "constituencies are disadvantaged. Therefore, I request that we make an amendment so that there is a formula created to balance those inequalities. I agree that the NG-CDF has touched the lives of many poor people. When you fly with a chopper throughout the constituencies… I believe that is why when His Excellency the President came here, he was very passionate about the NG-CDF because during his campaign, he was travelling all over with his choppers and he saw the impact of NG-CDF in very remote areas of this country. Therefore, NG-CDF cannot be done away with. I support this amendment to anchor NG-CDF in the Constitution so that nobody can dare touch it. And I am sure that no one will dare touch it. And I am sure both sides of the divide in the House, irrespective of the political affiliation, are going to unite to support this amendment. I was in the village the other day. When the court ruled that the NG-CDF is no longer there, people were very worried and they kept asking me: “Mheshimiwa, is it true that there will be no more NG-CDF?” I told them if NG-CDF is going to be scrapped, then when we get to that Parliament, I am sure no other business will be undertaken without NG-CDF. There will be no budget! There will be nothing until NG-CDF is included in the Constitution. Therefore, I appeal to Members to support this amendment by our colleagues so that we can protect money that touches the lives of the common mwananchi; money which we manage, and money which has made some of us to return to Parliament because we use it well. Thank you. I support"
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