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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Owen Baya (",
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    "content": "Clause 9(c) of the Bill provides for the amendment of Section 43(8) by increasing the term of office of a member of the NG-CDF Committee from two years to three years renewable. As you know, after two years we usually come back to this House to approve the reconstitution of the NG-CDF Committees. However, we are proposing to increase that from two years to three years so that the contract of the people who will be working runs for three years. We will gauge the output of the NG-CDF committees that we will have. Clause 2 of the Bill seeks to repeal Section 52 of the Act that provides for allocations under the Act. Clause 11 of the Bill seeks to repeal Section 53 of the Act which establishes the Constituency Oversight Committee. It shall comprise the constituency member of the National Assembly and not more than four other members appointed by the Member of National Assembly for the constituency in consultation with other stakeholders. Clause 12 of the Bill seeks to repeal Section 53A of the Act that provides for the facilitation of the Constituency Oversight Committee, consequential to the repeal of Section 52 of the Act. This amendment seeks to align with the principle of Public Finance Management Act of prudent use of public resources by avoiding double allocation of funds in accordance with Article 201 of the Constitution. This will prevent imprudent use of public resources created by the unnecessary parallel and duplicate offices, bodies and structures. If you run the NG-CDF you will know that there is a Constituency Oversight Committee whose chairperson is a Member of Parliament. In the new arrangement, the Bill seeks to repeal that section so that there is no duplication role. As a Member of Parliament, it is your duty to oversee NG-CDF and you do not have to sit in a committee where you will be remunerated to do your job. This is a job that you do as a Member of Parliament. That is the essence of that amendment. So, it means that the Constituency Oversight Committee will be repealed. A Member will oversee the NG-CDF as it is supposed to be in his ambit as a Member of Parliament whose other role is overseeing Government projects. 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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