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    "id": 471018,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/471018/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support. First, I want to thank the two committees for work well done. I know hon. Lessonet and hon. Cheptumo are serious chairmen of committees; indeed, this has been demonstrated by the product that has come out. As it has been clearly said, the CDF Act is very clear in terms of the appointment of the CDFC Members. But, how do you remove the CDFC? In many cases, you realized that CDFC members were behaving like hon. Members. This is because they said that they were also elected. Therefore, the issue of accountability and responsibility was not update. With these regulations in place, at least in case of any misbehavior, we are sure of there being some sanction, and we are going to have a proper working relationship. In many of my colleagues’ constituencies I have visited, you find that you have decided on a project and the CDFC chairman decides to initiate a specific project in the area he comes from; Maybe, he wants to be the next Member of County Assembly (MCA) or the next Member of Parliament. Therefore, these regulations are going to bring some discipline. When it comes to the Fund Account Managers, they are the small kings in their regions. When it comes to reporting, they come to office even in the afternoon. It has been a big problem. When the Chairman of the Committee tries to question them, they say that they do not report to the Chairman of the CDFC Committee. With these regulations in place, at least the Committee in place will deal with performance appraisal; at least there is going to be an element of answerability. Hon. Speaker, it is my prayer that the CDF board is going to take seriously the comments that are going to come from the CDFC, because the CDFC is going to be the immediate boss of the Fund Account Manager, who must be accountable. In many cases I have seen that when it comes to evaluation of projects--- Maybe you want to allocate projects to certain regions; you find the Fund Account Manager, who does not even come from this or that particular community or constituency, wants to dictate the kind of projects to be prioritized, yet the CDF Act is very clear on selection of projects. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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