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    "id": 272930,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/272930/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the areas where you and me come from, in all the successive regimes, starting with the colonial government, the Kenyatta Government, the Moi regime, the Kibaki regime and currently, the Kibaki/Raila regime; what the CDF has done far much outweighs what all the successive regimes combined have done. Therefore, I will be one of the Members who will be vouching for the continuity of the CDF even under the current Constitution. We are yet to experiment on how the governors are likely to behave. We are not sure whether we will go the Nigerian way or we are going to succeed. Therefore, that identity is critical - and I am glad that the Minister for Finance is here. One of the things that I personally, as a Member of Parliament will be looking at, is to make sure that we look at the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Act and ensure that it is in tandem with the current Constitution, so that CDF continues as an independent entity from the funds that are likely to be given to the governors or the counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we look at the Bills on devolution and the Financial Management Bill which is before us, there are a number of provisions which have been purely put there to negate the continuity of CDF. Therefore, let us look at that Bill with a toothcomb and ensure that it complies with what we envisaged. With those remarks, I support."
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