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    "id": 603817,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/603817/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this very important Bill. I support it. I thank the Constituencies Development Fund Committee for inviting me to a forum to try to sort out the High Court ruling. I take the earliest opportunity to thank the Chairman, Hon. Moses Lessonet and the able Committee Members for coming up with a very good Bill that will largely try to streamline the CDF, so that it conforms to the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. This Bill is very timely. As my colleague from Narok has said, it is good for the Members to be available, so that we can pass this Bill into law. It is very important. I cannot overemphasise what the CDF has done. Everywhere you go in this country, you find landmarks that have been done through the CDF. The CDF allocation is very little compared to allocations to the county governments. Most constituencies get between Kshs95 to Kshs150 million, but the work that the CDF has done is more than what the governors have done. You never hear of wheelbarrows costing over Kshs100,000, trips abroad, conferences and other costs that come with it. The CDF has helped many communities. This Bill excludes Members from the management of the CDF, although it should be realised that the Members have an oversight role over the CDF. I am sure they will be very useful. 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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