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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are talking about the increase in the CDF allocation. I think this is not an increase. It is reallocation. The Minister has taken money which was being controlled by road engineers at the district level and factored it to the CDF. The only good element we have in this is how we are going to manage this money. This is where we challenge Members of Parliament, who have actually been blamed in the past for just making noise, and not working, to go out there and ensure that these devolved funds serve our communities in our various constituencies. As Members of Parliament, we are not experts in all areas. We need to build capacity down there. Our Constituencies Development Committees (CDCs) need more training. Our PMCs may, really, not know what they are supposed to do. This is where, as a Member of Parliament, I have had a lot of problems.They are supposed to guard that money to ensure that it is used by the contractor for the project for which it is factored in. But in many cases, because they do not understand their role, they struggle to share that money with the contractors. This is why I am saying that we must build the capacity."
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