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    "id": 208320,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Arungah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 292,
        "legal_name": "Julius Odenyo Arungah",
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    "content": "We have debated the bigger part of the Bill. We are only left with the Committee Stage. I suspect that there is something which the Government wants to hide. I do not understand why the Government cannot bring that Bill here for us to pass, so that whoever will be in the next Parliament will have the chance of engaging the Executive in a more constructive way, so that hon. Members do not come here to grumble and complain about how the resources of this country are allocated. The other point which has something to do with resources is the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). We have seen how much the 2.5 per cent Budget allocation to the CDF has done in the entire country. We have prepared an amendment to the CDF Act. We have gone far enough. I do not see why the Executive does not allow us to conclude that piece of legislation, so that we can enhance the amount of money that we take back to the villages, through the CDF, so that the impact of development can be felt further. I do not want to belabour the point, but we are saying that if we have to achieve the goals contained in Vision 2030, we have to change the modus operandi . We should not continue doing things the way we have always done them. With due respect, I do not expect the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs to tell us that since we go on recess every August, we must continue doing so even this August, despite the fact that we have a lot of pending work; I do not find that acceptable. I would want to do a little more work to, at least, thank the Government for giving us a new district. The only way I can pay back is by putting in more hours of work. With those remarks, I beg to oppose."
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