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    "speaker_name": "Nandi County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon Cynthia Muge",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this weighty matter that has been brought to the Floor of this House by Hon. Baya. It is a sorry state to see not just people dying but hundreds of people dying out of starvation. I thank the Member for having taken the bold step to even speak about it. This particular matter is not only traumatising but it is also exposing us as a country. I want to pass my sincere condolences to the people who lost their loved ones though others have not been identified. This is a wake-up call to our community and to the leadership that you have heard and where most Members have been pointing fingers. The welfare of the people of this country is dependent on every leader and leadership is not bestowed on certain people only. Leadership and security as they say, starts with you at home. This is a responsibility right from the people who live in that village, right from the administration in that village and the political leadership. Everyone should be held responsible for the same. This matter has drawn my attention to specific issues. The first issue that we must talk about and address, is the issue of regulation of these particular entities. Regulation of the churches has evolved over time. Previously, when I was a young child and what I read in history, the churches used to have a well-structured body that used to regulate the number of churches and the type of churches that we could have in this country. I have read and grown in a time where the church had a clear stand, clear structure of its leadership and its regulation. Nowadays, you can wake up, buy a few iron sheets, erect a structure and wear a suit and a tie. I am sorry, but most of the people who run these churches are men. These particular structures are given different and weird names. We failed when we delegated the duty of regulating these churches to societies; that for one to be recognised as a church, then you can just go to social services and register. We need to have stringent measures to ensure that we have better avenues for not only regulating churches, but also checking them."
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