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    "id": 125407,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "September 16, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3640 Mr. Ruteere",
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    "content": "Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Otherwise, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion of adjournment, so that we can go back to our constituencies and also attend to other issues that we are not able to attend to when we are in Parliament. The country is ravaged by famine, especially in areas where drought has hit seriously. As Members of Parliament, we need to go and work with the people, advise them and also consult with the Ministry of State for Special Programmes to see that relief food reaches all corners of the constituencies, because at times, when it is given out and we are not there, it goes into the wrong hands. So, it is time that Members of Parliament are also involved to see who are in great need of food and what can be done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also appeal for the release of Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) money for this particular year. We are going home at a time when CDF money has not been released. We have a lot of problems that need CDF’s attention. Schools need infrastructure. Dispensaries need to be done. There is no preparation for the expected El Nino rains. We need some dams to be done. We need watering. We need storage of various things. So, I appeal to the CDF Management Board to see that they release CDF funds. Also, the much talked about economic stimulus package, where schools and health centres are to get money for planting of trees, we are about to go to the planting season. We need to know when this money will be released, so that planting can be done on time. We also need seeds. Farmers are preparing their shambas . Some of them will not be able to buy seeds. We need to have farmers assisted with seeds. We also need to have the subsidized fertilizers reaching all corners of the constituencies, where there is farming going on. It is time that this is done before the rains start because some of the roads become impassable when it rains. Therefore, this is the time to access all these inputs to the farmers at the right time."
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