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    "id": 1127987,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1127987/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 254,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13441,
        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
        "slug": "josphat-kabinga-wachira-2"
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    "content": " I beg to move: That, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— a) in the definition of the term “community groups” by inserting the words “Public Benefit Organization, Non-Governmental Organization or” immediately after the words “but shall not include”; b) by inserting the following new definitions in proper alphabetical sequence— “Civil Society Organizations” means organizations that provide technical and advocacy support to the communities but do not provide funding; “Community Group Constitution” means basic rules or by-laws set by a community group to govern the operations of their group or any projects that the groups may undertake; “Non-Governmental Organisation” has the meaning assigned to it under the Non- Governmental Organizations Act; “Public Benefits Organisation” has the meaning assigned to it under the Public Benefits Organizations Act; The justification for this is that the objectives of the group are not limited to charitable and public benefit objectives as is the case with NGOs and PBOs as espoused in the Non-Governmental Organisation Coordination Act and the Public Benefits Organisation Act of 2013. In this case, the amendment is necessary to exclude NGOs and PBOs from the definition of community groups. It is to avoid creating confusion on the nature of community groups. Also, the amendments seek to create clarity on the meaning of the term “civil society organisations”, “community group constitution”, “non-governmental organisation” and “public benefits organisation” which are often interchangeably used yet the terms are distinct."
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