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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me begin by saying that I fully support this proposal and was the first to sign it. Secondly, let the word go forth from here to the rest of the world that NG-CDF will never die in Kenya. It will never die. As I have said before, we will keep amending the law until the courts are happy with whatever we have. That said, there is a misconception that when Members of Parliament sit down with their constituents to select priority projects, it infringes the doctrine of separation of powers. When you go to an election, you present a manifesto and win. You are given a mandate to do two things. That is: To prioritise development projects for your people because that is the basis upon which they voted for you, and you are given the budget-making power, whether it is a Parliamentary or a Presidential system like the one we have. Once you have that power, you are not breaching the doctrine of separation of powers. You have been given a mandate. That is why the budget-making power sits with those in authority - those elected. If you go to the Westminster model, the same members of parliament who make the budget are the same ones who oversee the implementation of the budget. I completely do not understand this nuance where the courts say that Members of Parliament sitting down with their constituents, having been elected, violate the doctrine of separation of powers. When you present your manifesto and are elected, whether in a parliamentary or a presidential system, you have the mandate to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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