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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of merger in Clause 17 is also very important. This is because a situation can come up whereby, a group realizes that it wants to do a big project but it is unable to. So, it merges with another group which has the same interest, for example, buying land. If a group decides that they will buy land and put up rentals and they are unable to, they can merge with another one. Once they merge, they lose their self-identity so that it is only one group. This is also well meaning. The Registrar should also be involved so that when it comes to merging, there is transparency, neatness and eventually everyone benefits. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for mechanisms to be put in place so that if there are any proceeds, every member gets profit. For example, after the two groups merge and are able to come up with a plot, then they put up rentals and if they are getting money from the rentals, then every member of the group should get the benefits. Probably, at the end of the year, when they are having their dividends, everyone should have the dividends. I know of a group that has been in existence. I started a group for women in Lugari. They came together and decided they wanted to have a group and everyone was saying what they wanted. Some people wanted to keep pigs, others hens, while others wanted goats. Up to now, the group is still on going. These groups are good because they enlighten people. They awaken your mind so that you decide to do something. There are people who never know that they can be productive just the way they are. In these groups, both men and women sit together and they share their ideas and thoughts about themselves and how to earn money. They open and sharpen each others mind. You need somebody who has the same thoughts as you to sharpen you so that you can propel into the future in a productive way. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very clear that birds of the same feather, flock together. So, when we have groups that are dynamic and are doing marvelous things, it means that all the people in that group will benefit. If these groups benefit in the community, then it will mentor other groups in the community as well. This is because we need mentors in the community. We need teachers of teachers. If people can look at a group and say that this group is moving far and is getting somewhere, most likely another group will also be formed and follow into those footsteps. There is one thing that comes out also about contact. The Bill talks about the address. It should be open and accessible. In some groups, nobody ever knows who the contact person is, and how information is disseminated. Sometimes, it is only the name of the chairperson that is known. According to this Bill, everyone in the group will be aware of the contacts and information. So, dissemination of information, if this Bill is passed and assented to, will be transparent and up to date. Also, just to refer to Clause 36, it talks about auditing of groups and dispute resolution. This is very important because there are some groups that are formed but they are not transparent."
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