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    "id": 89464,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Haji",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Motion. From the outset, I want to congratulate the Minister who has a very heavy responsibility in handling a very delicate portfolio - Ministry of Local Government. As stated, there are over 175 local authorities in this country. We all know that 80 per cent of the population of this country lives in our rural areas where those local governments operate. They are expected to give service to a large population of our people. They are faced with a mammoth task. No doubt, the Minister has done his best since he took over this leadership of this Ministry. He has been able to ensure that there is prudence, proper accountability and transparency in the local government. I am saying that because if you recall, before he took over this Ministry, we knew very little about the resources that were being given to the local government. For example, we never knew how Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF) was utilised. As a Member of Parliament for Ijara, I am happy to note that, on several occasions, we have been involved in identifying the needs of the people, so that, that money is properly used just like the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF)."
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