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    "id": 1378282,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1378282/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "There are three or four areas which are critical. As a House, we need to prioritise them. One is the reconstitution of IEBC. The way things are, it is important that this House takes this matter seriously so that within a short time, we act on it to, firstly, streamline electoral reforms and, secondly, sort out the matter of delimitation of boundaries because it is already overdue. The second issue is that of the Ward Development Fund. If there is anything that we can do as a House to help this country it is to create the Ward Development Fund, which will be patronised by MCAs. The creation of Ward Development Fund is important because the oversight role of the county assemblies has been compromised to some extent because MCAs do not have a fund that they oversee or patronise. A majority of them seem to have no courage to go against governors’ wishes. As we think about the Ward Development Fund, we must tie it very closely to the financial autonomy of county assemblies so that they are financially autonomous as the National Parliament is when you compare it with the Executive. The third issue is that of political parties. Members of political parties should be disciplined such that if one is elected under a certain political party, they should serve under it for five years. Otherwise, if one decides to change his or her party, he or she should go back to his or her constituents and seek a fresh mandate. In that case, there will be discipline within our political parties. The last issue is that of entrenchment of the NG-CDF and the NGAAF in the Constitution. That is important because it will ensure that there is equitable distribution of development in the country. The NG-CDF has served this country very well and because of that, we should ensure that it does not matter which side of the political divide you belong to. At the end of the day, every part of this country will be developed because all Kenyans are serious taxpayers. As long as you pay taxes, your region is entitled to development. With those remarks, I support."
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