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    "id": 1126072,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1126072/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Lilian Gogo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Lilian Achieng Gogo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I rise to support the Bill for the simple reason that it touches on people who operate mainly at the grassroots. It gives a legal framework under which the management, organisational structure and the framework of running these particular community-based organisations will be anchored in law. Anything that is anchored in law lasts for as long as it is of use to the community. I support this particular Bill because it touches on the very common mwananchi, the minds of Kenyans and people who drive this economy. They exist at the very minimum level, but they are very useful, active and committed to what they are doing to generate income to this country. There is more of even social welfare systems. If we support these community-based organisations the way that their finances and structures are done, we will then give them strength to continue. It should not just be a legal framework, but there should also be a financial support system that mitigates on the challenges that these community-based organisations have. As you may soon realise, we come up with so many Bills that are good for this country but at times their attainability is a challenge. I would highly recommend that we also include a framework that allows the registration and the follow up of the activities of these community- based organisations at the lowest national Government administrative structure. Those issues will be very useful when it comes to matters of registration fees especially for People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) and youth. If it is a youth-based community organization, registration should be free so that we encourage most of our young people to form these groups that are also anchored in law. This will also help in fostering the activities that they will do under these groups. In the legal framework, we should have also included taxation issues that are relevant to these community-based organisations, if there are any activities that are to be taxed. There should be a period of no taxation on the activities especially on the profits that they make. I also rise to indicate that we need follow up systems also anchored in law especially in training, monitoring and evaluating the activities of these community-based organizations and more so in nationalizing them. We should have national days to follow up on what these organizations are doing. If we do this, we will reach the most vulnerable persons of our communities. This is the only economic way that we are going to empower our young people. We will use this very system to empower women who need much of this empowerment. We will empower those of us who would have reached retirement, but would still want to be involved with work in our communities. With those remarks, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. The lack of my card was inadvertent. Thank you so much. I support."
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