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    "id": 509225,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "We must learn to be big and small at the same time. We must do the big projects but we must also do the small projects. That is why this House believes in the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). We know that there is a ruling to be done. As we implement mega projects of the highways, the Standard Gauge Railway and the airports, we should ensure that polytechnics and primary schools are developed and water wells are functioning. We must be big and small at the same time. Money should reach our people out there through the CDF and the county governments. Hon. Speaker, I stand very strongly, on behalf of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and on my own behalf, to support this Motion and plead with hon. Members to ensure that the ceilings that we set are not merely based on temptation by the Executive to borrow money. We have a role to play. Let us use our capacity in the Committees to monitor Government programmes to ensure that money is well spent. We were very pleased earlier this week when you ruled that the Report of the Controller of Budget should be reviewed by the various Departmental Committees of this House, whose views and recommendations should eventually be brought to the Budget and Appropriations Committee for tabling and debate by this House."
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