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    "id": 366191,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 184,
        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "My intention is that the debate be now adjourned. The issue I wish to raise is in regard to the CDF Act, which says in Part II, Section 4, that:- “There is established a fund to be known as the Constituencies Development Fund which shall- (a) be a national fund consisting of moneys of an amount of not less than 2.5% (two and half per centum) of all the national government ordinary revenue collected every financial year.” Hon. Speaker, Sir, the issue I wish you to address before we continue with this debate is whether there is any window in law that the Government or this House can give less than 2.5 per cent of the revenue collected to the CDF kitty. That is what seems to be going on here. I want you to determine that one particular part in terms of whether what this House is engaged in is not breaking the law and if this House can do that in full glare of the public. This is important and we have been here before. In this financial year, which ends in ten days, 2.5 per cent has not been given to that kitty. I wish you to determine just that little question, whether there is any window that this Committee can do what they are recommending to do."
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