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    "id": 298135,
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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Rege",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 135,
        "legal_name": "James Kwanya Rege",
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    "content": "The roll out of geothermal in this country is a big investment that we cannot ignore. So, we must continue to find ways of bringing in new investors to ensure that geothermal power is rolled out as well as other forms of energy like fossil energy, solar energy and wind energy. These areas must be looked into so that we avoid spending a lot of money in future in hydroelectricity. I want to commend the Minister for maintaining the CDF. There is nothing short of axiomatic to emphasize the fact that CDF has really helped constituencies in a way that is immeasurable, especially in the field of tuition. The CDF has really assisted us and should not be scrapped even after we have embraced devolved Government after general elections. I plead with him to retain CDF in our Budget because it is very important in all spheres of our life. We spend CDF money in building schools and health facilities. He wants us not to start new projects with CDF money after December. However, I urge him to exercise this with caution because there will be ongoing projects that will require to be funded even after December. I request the hon. Minister to listen to me very carefully because we put up centres of excellence throughout the country. Right now they are gathering dust. They are not yet completed. In Karachuonyo, for example, we have put up a beautiful centre of excellence. We have beautiful classrooms. We are yet to complete dormitories. If we have to make this a boarding school, we should be allowed to spend enough funds. This is the only way these centres of excellence will make sense to our constituents. The centre of excellence for health care is well-done, but lack facilities. I request him to ensure that appropriate funding is put in place for these centres to be completed on time, so that money is not wasted through fines that we have to pay to the contractors."
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