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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This is a very rare afternoon when I think the two sides of the House will close ranks and see the wisdom of this Bill. I rise to second this Bill and start by remembering what preceded devolution. In the earlier parliaments where I was, we came up in 2003 with a model of CDF. As a Member of Parliament once said in this House, it was like John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. After John the Baptist had succeeded, when Jesus Christ came, John the Baptist paved way to Jesus Christ. It is appalling that CDF which has been very successful in this country, a mere 5 per cent of the CDF is spent on administering that successful Fund. It is, therefore, completely unacceptable that we should spend the kind of money we are spending as Recurrent Expenditure simply because we want development from devolved funds to be realized. There was a report from the Controller of Budget which indicated that over 70 per cent of the counties in this country have not realized or have not spent a single cent on development. I, therefore, vehemently support this Bill so that we squeeze The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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