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    "id": 681117,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/681117/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support the Bill and appreciate the work that Hon. Neto has done. We are dealing with a Private Member’s Bill which was intended to replace the NGO Act, which resulted from a Government sponsored Bill and is in operation. Once this Bill is passed, it is necessary that somebody follows up to ensure that it is operationalised because there is already a functioning law which would be easy for people to continue with. This law needed to have worked because it was bringing self-regulation. The NGOs that do a commendable job would be involved in determining how they should be regulated. The regulation is extremely important because you need stakeholders’ involvement. You need to give information to the stakeholders and have coordination because the NGOs are very many, and could all be working in the same area. Without coordination, proper sharing of information and involvement of stakeholders, you could have a chaotic situation. So, it was extremely important."
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