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    "id": 347641,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 12 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub-clauses immediately after sub-clause (3)- (4) For each project, the Project Management Committee shall set aside a sum of five per centum of the total allocation for the project to cater for the administration expenses of the project. (5) The sum set aside under sub-section (5) shall be properly accounted for and proper books of accounts kept and returns made to the Constituencies Development Fund Committee for that constituency on how the sum has been used. The import of this amendment is very obvious. If you look at The Constituencies Development Fund Act as it is now, you will see that we are asking the Project Management Committees to take responsibility but we are not giving them the tools. So, the purpose of this amendment is just to allocate 5 per cent of the project funds to ensure that the Project Management Committees can be facilitated to be able to do their work. I have improved on this by saying that when they make returns of the amount of the 5 per cent that they will have used, they will have accounted for it, which I think seals any loopholes that may be there for those who have a tendency to want to misuse those funds. I think it makes the Bill neater."
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