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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also join in the conversation on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Bill 2015. I congratulate the Committee, led by my friend, Hon. Lessonet, for bringing this Bill to this House. I will start by noting that the judges who made the decision on CDF started by praising what it has done. They accepted that CDF has indeed changed our country and it is helpful. They came short of saying that CDF is here to stay. At no point did the judges say that we do not need CDF as a country. That is very important for us to note as we look at the revised law. I have had occasion to speak to Eng. Muriuki Karue, the former Member of Parliament (MP) who brought the CDF Act. His story is actually quite interesting. He starts by noting that he used to sit at Jamhuri Day and Madaraka Day celebrations. He would sit at the stadium and citizens would come and say that their school is run down, their bridge is broken or their road is poor. There was a lot of suffering. The director, MP or District Commissioner (DC) would rise up and say that one day when funds become available, matters of schools, bridges and roads would be looked into. I come from a county where, not very long ago, we had classrooms that were made of mud. Our children used to carry water every day to sprinkle on the ground in the classrooms so 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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