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    "id": 610299,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Therefore, the CDF has done a lot for this country. We must support it at whatever cost. I know that there are issues; there are areas where the CDF has not been used well. There are some Members of Parliament who have gotten themselves so much into the disbursement and projects of the CDF – which should not have been the case. You can just provide oversight and still achieve a lot. I believe that there are a few areas which need correction, especially on how some hon. Members have related to their respective funds or have utilised the fund. It is not every constituency that has used the CDF money in a proper manner. We need to tie the loose ends in the CDF Act as a way of correcting the situation. However, we cannot wholly take it that the CDF has to be scraped. As one of our colleagues said, it is very important that we look at the Act, section by section, and remove the sections that contravene the Constitution. As the lawmakers, we have to make sure that we amend the CDF Act to conform to the supreme law. However, we cannot wholly condemn the CDF. Therefore, I will always stand here and support the CDF because it has done a lot for this country. I believe that it will continue to foster development across the country. We need to use the CDF well. We also need to be prudent and play our oversight role properly. We need to make sure that CDF projects are spread across all the constituencies, so that everybody can feel satisfied with the CDF."
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