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    "id": 1498089,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498089/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, from a procedural perspective, what has just happened is a bit interesting. I was with you in the House Business Committee earlier on. You remember that I was willing to move Hon. Kaluma’s amendments that I disagree with to my Bill, but the Speaker said we cannot do that. In the same light, if a Chair does not believe in what a Ministry has brought, why would he or she bring it here? The Speaker may need to give guidance on how to proceed when we do not agree with what a Ministry brings to the House. Our role is oversight. We are not just a conduit. If a Chair does not agree with a statement, it should not be brought here. The other thing is to ask us, as a country, to introspect. I do not know whether we are bewitched or what is wrong with us. We work very hard to destroy everything that is working. The WEF was working well. We are working hard to destroy it. The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) is one of the best funds in this country, especially in marginalised and rural communities. The first time I saw a nice school in my rural home was courtesy of NG-CDF. Younger people do not realise that because they do not see what the difference was. Why are we destroying the things that people come from other countries to emulate? We are busy destroying what is working and coming up with other things that are not working. Can we rethink such issues?"
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