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    "id": 282872,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/282872/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Secondly, I would like to talk about the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). The CDF is not very clearly specified in the Constitution as a fund. But the Constitution also provides for creation of other funds. My view is that the CDF should have a place. The CDF has done what it has done and recently, I think two days ago, I attended the launch of an audit of CDF by one of the civil society groups. I must say that they did some good work – a commendable job. But you can see that there is increased or improved performance even in their report. If the media does not report to Kenyans, because it is really not news when CDF is performing slightly better--- What we got from those civil society groups was that the last survey revealed that the performance had increased from 60 per cent to about 80 per cent. That, to me, is commendable and we need to increase and even reach 100 per cent. I must say that the CDF has done well. It has revolutionalized development in this country. What we need to do is to review the CDF Act. That must be a priority for this Parliament. We cannot continue with the CDF Act as it is because there have been a lot of questions raised on CDF. We need not ignore such sentiments and comments from Kenyans, professionals and other players. So, what we need to do as a House is to review and reform the Act, to bring it in conformity with the current Constitution."
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