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    "id": 200786,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that Mr. Ojaamong sought a Ministerial Statement on the non-release of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) funds by the Government, and I would wish to state as follows: As hon. Members are aware, the allocation of CDF for this financial year is Kshs10.1 billion. The total amount of money that has been released so far, in relation to the first quarter of the year, is Kshs1.5 billion. The Treasury has made arrangements to release a further Kshs500 million by the close of business yesterday, and, depending on the revenue flow, a further Kshs500 million by the end of next week. That will bring the total to Kshs2.5 billion, which is the release for the first quarter, which ended only last week. I would also like to state that the delay in the release of CDF funds was due to the normal mismatch of revenue inflows and payments during the first quarter of every financial year. It is not, in any way, a deliberate decision by the Treasury to slow disbursement. I also wish to assure this House that the Treasury has a programme to release on time the instalments for the other quarters as scheduled."
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