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    "id": 1317973,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to thank the Chairman of the Select Committee on the NG-CDF, the indomitable Hon. Sirma, the great legal mind of Hon. Chepkonga and the cohorts that took time to sift through the NG-CDF Act in order to come up with a law that will stand the test of time in terms of constitutionality and other parameters. I had the privilege of serving Parliament before the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) came into being and I can tell you that without the current NG-CDF, one has no business being a Member of Parliament because the NG-CDF is about a Member of Parliament’s representation and oversight role, and his existence as a Member of Parliament in line with Article 95 of the Constitution read together with Article 1 of the Constitution. If you can remember, you and your colleagues in your law firm were in the Parliamentary Service Commission with Hon. Chepkonga. When all other avenues failed, you had to resort to internal mechanisms - I do not want to delve much into that - and you delivered. I want to say thank you for the role that you played. This is the time that we need to put our House in order. I know there are many people out there who are fighting for oversight of the NG-CDF even where there in no need for oversight. There is no politics on this. Where is my friend, the young legislator who was here? This move only enhances and ensures that the NG- CDF – as it has been put by the Chairman – clearly stands the test of time. So, let us unite on this. From 1st July 2023, he will be a very happy, proud Member of Parliament who will not look around simply because activists are all over trying to find a way of declaring this very important facility unconstitutional. So, kudos to the team and we will stand by you."
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