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    "id": 255872,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamanda",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for cautioning me and allowing me to proceed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to comment about the achievements of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). It is true that some hon. Members may argue that this Government has not done anything but are we really sincere to ourselves given the fact that this 80 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 23 March, 2006 Government has done a lot through the CDF? I am of the opinion that the CDF should be increased. We need to amend the laws on how the CDF should be managed and allow other people to participate in it. I may not sound very popular here, but the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) should be managed by other arms of the Government. It should not be managed by hon. Members of Parliament alone. If we allocate 7 per cent of Government taxes to the CDF kitty, then we need to involve other arms of the Government. This is not hon. Members' money, but it is the Government's money. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to dwell at length on that issue. I will now focus on the issue of gender because I am the Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services. In this country, we need to take the issue of gender equality very seriously. One arm of gender has been discriminated against for a long time. The struggle for women started in 1857. For over 146 years our women have been \"colonized\". It is high time we, in this House---"
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