{"id":1142692,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1142692/?format=json","text_counter":188,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Poghisio","speaker_title":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":202,"legal_name":"Samuel Losuron Poghisio","slug":"samuel-poghisio"},"content":"We should be aware as Members of this House that there is no specific or particular legal instrument at the moment that regulates the registration of community groups in Kenya. Self-help groups act as vehicles for social mobilization and collective development of our people at the local level. It is through these self-help groups that people have been able to internalize issues on banking and community empowerment."}