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    "id": 233806,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/233806/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj. Sugow",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 142,
        "legal_name": "Aden Ahmed Sugow",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have all along thought that the hon. Member was more comfortable with Kiswahili than English and that is why he has always been asking Questions in Kiswahili in the past. So, the question of my understanding Kiswahili or not does not arise. However, if I may go back to the question, the rates vary from place to place. The members of the technical staff of each Ministry, depending on the line Ministry, are supposed to be paid allowances depending on the night and the area where they are operating. These rates are paid depending on the grade of the staff and the Government circulars that are issued from time to time from the Directorate of Personnel Management (DPM). Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a requirement of the CDF Act that line Ministries in projects being undertaken through the Fund be involved in providing technical assistance, including carrying out investigations, planning, designing and supervision of construction of the project. This is aimed at ensuring that the projects are technically sound, cost effective and are constructed to the required standards or specifications. The CDF-funded projects are identified during the financial year of implementation and the line Ministries do not usually budget for the provision of technical services. The CDF, therefore, uses part of its funds to pay the officers the allowances---"
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