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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), let it be noted by everybody that, surely, there is no other person who is more appropriate to represent the interests of every other citizen from any constituency in Kenya other than the sitting Member of Parliament (MP). There is no way that funds can be controlled by somebody else purporting to be representing the interests of the constituents, when there is a sitting MP who was voted in with the full support of the Government and he was confirmed the winner against all odds. There is no other person who can represent the interests of the constituency better than a sitting MP. More so, when you look at some of us who won against some of the very, very powerful former politicians, it is very important to realize that there is no other person who can be better placed to oversee the activities in a constituency other than the sitting MP. For that reason, devolving funds to CDF is the best way to achieve our results. This will definitely go a long way in reducing the powers of the Government officers, especially engineers, who really arm-twist us on technicalities, and they get away with it. They have created cartels on the ground and it becomes very difficult to pin down an engineer. You will report him but there are many ways that he will defeat you and he ends up going scot-free. Yes, I will be left grumbling, but he would have already won. That way, we are going to have more control over those funds and I believe, definitely, the constituency will see better results from the activities that are being done on the ground, so that our constituencies can develop faster."
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