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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "This is an extremely important Fund and the Committee has highlighted some areas in their recommendations that I would like to comment about. First, is the area of land purchase. This has been an issue in very many constituencies because of the ease of utilisation of the Fund. It has been possible to use the money on land that has not been completely purchased or legally purchased and, therefore, jeopardise the public ownership of those structures that have been put in that area. Thus, the Committee’s recommendation that the NG-CDF Board should establish a policy on the procedure of buying land and to adhere to the appropriate Government rules, is extremely important. The procedures of buying land are there. What is lacking is fund managers and committees’ knowledge on these areas. Therefore, there is need for their sensitisation on land purchase so that they can ensure that wherever Government money in the NG-CDF is used, it is utilised on public land that cannot be lost later on. There is a recommendation on the use of the emergency fund. In my view, this needs a broader definition than what is in the Act now. As I said earlier, this is one Fund that people can relate to. When proposals are done, people participate. After that, if there is a problem, for The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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