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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to support the President’s Address. What we are referring to is a constitutional requirement that the President was trying to fulfil. There was no other option. He had to say what he said, which can guide what we are supposed to do. To talk about perfection does not make sense. I just want to correct one of my colleagues who said that the school fees being paid by Government is discriminative. It started with free primary and secondary education during the previous regime. The Government paid across the board. In fact, it is the responsibility of the Government to pay. It is not something that we should be arguing about and saying that it is discriminatory or not. The roads that are being done are being used by everybody. The presidency is a symbol of unity. We should start from there. Some people talk too much and yet the money in their pockets does not have their fathers’ pictures. This is the case and yet they cannot throw that money away. The best thing for us is to try and forge forward so that we can develop. On a statement like this one, there is no point of being hypocritical. We talk about this, but we are still enjoying the same. We want our children to go to school. What we should be doing is to ensure that the money that goes down to the counties is used properly. As leaders, we should help the Government to implement these programmes. We cannot continue fighting the top. I know Members from constituencies will agree with me that for the last three years, you cannot even find a toilet or a classroom constructed by money allocated to counties by Members of Parliament. In my county, it is very difficult to see anything done by the county government. In fact, the other day we constructed a health centre using money from Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and some people from the county went to take photographs which 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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