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    "id": 1010898,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
        "slug": "millie-odhiambo-mabona"
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    "content": "I would also like to indicate that one of the reasons that I would support this Bill is that I have seen in the last terms that I have been in Parliament and even now, that there are many beautiful initiatives that have started through fundraisers. For instance, I started the Chamakoa Dispensary, which I first did with Hon. Junet. He took me as a guest of honour. We did a fundraiser that time we were still allowed by the CDF to put in some money. The county has now finished it and it is the first dispensary there that was started with fundraiser. I started the first ever fundraiser at Rusinga Girls which is now a very big school. It is now a very good school. One school tricked me and called me to do a fundraiser for them. When I went there, I discovered they named it Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Aringo School and now it is picking up as a good school, but it was started with the spirit of fundraiser. What I would want us to note is that with the issue of technology, the issue of abuse of fundraisers is becoming more evident because people can reach you from across and not only your constituency, but across the country and sometimes people call you for fundraisers even when you do not know them. As I speak, somebody has spoken to me and tried to add me to a group. They do not come from my constituency and I do not know who they are. You are just added to a group upon groups. There must be a way to regulate and ensure there is accountability. Just like Hon. Kaluma said, I have a Catholic Church in my constituency that we have fundraised for, year in, year out and it does not move from the lintel since we started fundraising. I think I have put in more than Kshs200,000. But it does not move. Even my little money should have shown that there is some progress. I know the church is very hesitant when we try to talk about issues touching on them, but even the Bible calls on the issue of accountability. I would look at it in depth and see whether I can find areas that can strengthen it. Otherwise, I support."
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