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    "id": 147034,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/147034/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Magwanga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 73,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Oyugi Magwanga",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute on the Motion. I have to thank the Minister so much for the Budget which he read last week. The Budget is very okay. It is a balanced Budget which cuts across all the Ministries. It also tried to devolve resources to various areas or the constituencies. This will ensure development is initiated, monitored and supervised by the people who initiate it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have actually seen some progress since the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) was initiated. The devolved fund which was initiated by the introduction of the CDF has done a lot of development in our constituencies. Wastage in CDF projects is very minimal compared to those projects supported or initiated by the Central Government. This is because the supervision in CDF initiated projects is very close. People get more concerned and whenever they see a project started, they will come closer to check exactly what is happening. They will be interested to know the exact amount allocated to the project and it will be managed well compared to the money that is channelled through the line Ministries. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will agree with me that Kenya is a rich country that has a lot of potential and resources that if tapped well, this country would be better than any other in the world. The countries which got their Independence almost the same time with Kenya, most of them are now developed. However, Kenya is still a developing country. Why? This is purely because of corruption. For us to develop more"
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