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    "id": 1125962,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "The numbers involved are well-captured in the Committee Report. I confirm to the House that the Committee has really deliberated on this matter to come up with the Report. From the submissions that were made by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, the State Department for Social Protection has cumulatively registered over 271,000 community groups with an average annual registration of 54,000 groups. Those kinds of numbers certainly call for a better and organised way of recognising them through this specific law. The mobilisation and general management of the groups has also heavily relied on the various guidelines and procedures that have been developed by the Ministry. However, such procedures and guidelines do not have the force of law. Besides, the Bill seeks to establish the Office of the Director of Social Development, which will be devolved to the county levels for implementation and ease of management of the groups. I am also reliably informed and I have also noted from the Committee’s Report that the Ministry has been experiencing serious challenges in trying to effectively respond to the needs of those groups, more so where there are conflicts, leadership wrangles, misappropriation of group resources and other such managerial challenges. The current legislation and legal framework has created a weak complaints and grievances redress mechanism resulting in exploitation of the poor and vulnerable in society. I believe that every Member probably has a case in their constituency of people coming, telling them that they were mobilised to form a group, raised some money and one of the committee members disappeared with the money; hence to look to the Member to help in the recovery of the funds."
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