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    "id": 1472734,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": "elections are governed by Regulation 3 of the MYWO Regulations that are attached to its constitution. Of specific interest to the matter at hand is Regulation 3 that provides that the MYWO elections shall be held after every five years. That is unless an Annual General Meeting (AGM) advises otherwise, in accordance with those rules, depending on prevailing circumstances. In an attempt to comply with the foregoing regulation, the MYWO held a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting as evidenced by the minutes dated 26th to 27th January 2023. Elections were extensively discussed with attempts to set an election date. That proved futile, with the matter referred to the organisation's AGM which was to be held in August of the same year. However, MYWO held another NEC meeting on 11th August where the opinion of all MYWO leaders - from the grassroots to national officials - was sought. It was eventually agreed that elections be held in 2026. As all members claim, there are areas that were not ready to carry out elections in 2024 as had earlier on been proposed. However, on 9th December 2023, the organisation held its AGM. All the resolutions of the NEC were deliberated, considered and either amended or upheld. On matters concerning election, the following unanimous decisions were made by the delegates at the AGM: 1. Elections scheduled for 19th March 2024 be postponed, owing to technical, administrative or inertial difficulties. 2. The years 2024 to 2027 be used for massive and intensive recruitment drives and cleaning of the membership register at various levels of the organisation. 3. Establish a detailed calendar for the elections. 4. Election to be held in the year 2028 after the establishment of an authentic register of members. On the mechanism put in place by the NGO to ensure adherence to the existing Act, the Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority is established under Section 34 of the Public Benefit Organisations Act of 2023. The mandate of the Authority is to register and regulate NGOs and PBOs operating in Kenya. Despite operationalisation of the Act, regulations under the Act are yet to be published, thus the Authority is still operating under the purview of the NGO Coordination Regulations of 1992. On the last question, there are requirements for NGOs to comply with the terms and conditions of the registrar, file annual returns and audited accounts for review at the closure of each financial year, comply with the provisions of their respective constitutions and develop and publish the annual NGO sector report to advise the Government on the role of NGOs in the national development plan and to provide information on their compliance level. There is also a requirement to map NGOs and PBOs to ascertain that their operations are in accordance with the Act and the Regulations. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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