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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to support the Appropriation Bill. I would also like to commend the Minister for the work he is doing in the Ministry of Finance. He has been there for a short time, but he has done a lot for this country. I also want to commend the Government in general, particularly the Head of State in the manner in which he has steered this country from 2003. We have seen a lot of positive reforms in this country since he took over the reins of leadership in 2003. His administration has initiated CDF, Youth Enterprise Development Fund and Women Enterprise Development Fund, among other funds geared towards elevating poverty in this country. The Government is also giving the aged people money to sustain themselves. If you compare the periods between 1963 to 2003 and 2003 to date, you will see this Government has done a lot for its people. They have done a commendable job. I want also to commend the Government, particularly for the free manner in which things are run in this country. A person who has been Minister for a long time, for example, hon. Dalmas Otieno, will bear me witness that there has been a lot of changes in this country. I think they are now enjoying doing their work. Those days, Ministers were not even capable of running their Ministries. The free manner in which things are done has helped us get where we are now today as a country. We all know, for example, what the CDF has done in this country within this short time it has been with us. We are talking about 2.5 per cent of GDP compared to 97.5 per cent. This is the comparison we have always been making in our deliberations. Even if some people say the CDF funds have been misappropriated, we know it has done a lot in this country."
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