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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Okundi",
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        "legal_name": "Philip Okoth Okundi",
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    "content": "operators cannot operate. So, I really wish that this issue is tackled very strongly at the level of the Government. They should find out what exactly is happening and where. The national cake should be distributed equally all over the country, because everyone in the country pays taxes. So, they should see the infrastructure which is dilapidated in their areas being taken care of. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the President talks of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), like it was mentioned earlier, the CDF is probably the only growth agent which the ordinary man is seeing today. Just go anywhere in the country and you will hear people talking about what the CDF is doing for them. But we know that this House wanted the CDF allocation to be increased. They even talked of it being increased to 7.5 per cent but we know very well that this has not been done. I would like to submit that it is very important for this House to be united on the increase of the CDF allocation. That would enable the ordinary man, wherever he is in Kenya, to be sure of some level of tackling of the issues troubling him in his own community. This is regardless of 254 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 29, 2007 whether he is liked or disliked by others, because the decision is conceptualized and managed by them as a community. So, I really want to emphasize that the CDF allocation be increased. After all, in the past Governments, we used to pay taxes, we had hon. Members, money was there, but at no time did we tackle the issue of community development by actually devolving a portion of the money to do that. But today, we have an example of the CDF in the Act of Parliament and this matter should be taken very seriously, by increasing the CDF allocation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all those remarks, I beg to support. Thank you very much."
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