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    "id": 366132,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. Respecting what you have said, I have listened to hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, the Chairman of the Budget Committee and the Chairman of the CDF. There is a danger we are facing here in the sense that in the financial year that is ending, money that was allocated to the CDF will not be fully disbursed. It will be disbursed less Kshs5.4 billion which is then being carried on to the next financial year. I am sure the next financial year’s projections for the CDF have already been made. Will the Kshs5.4 billion add on to that and, therefore, increase the amount which will go beyond the regulation of not less than a certain percentage? This is because if that happens then we will be breaking the law. So, we could be setting a precedent that we will break the law, and we will keep on carrying this every year and eventually by the time we are through there will be a lot of money owed to the CDF. This is the problem we found in the last Parliament, that there was a lot of money owed to the CDF. Eventually, that money had to be paid in the last financial year as an additional amount. So, are we heading into the same scenario and that is the danger that I thought that I need to alert the House? If there is a reasonable explanation for this, I think it will be worthwhile for the Members to know so that we do not carry an illegality into the future."
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