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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "The next provision is asking about the list of the things that you are supposed to submit in the application. You cannot, for purposes of an emergency, be required to list why you are supposed to conduct a fundraiser yet it is obviously for seeking support of the public. Clause 15 provides that the Cabinet Secretary is now given exemption. I propose that the provision of 14 days be deleted, and also the requirement that you will get it on exceptional circumstances will not apply. We are looking at 14 days of the application and Clause 19 says that the Cabinet Secretary can, under the provisions of this Act, be subject to another additional 10 days. We are looking at almost 24 days within which one can get a permit to conduct a fundraising, which is quite unreasonable in the circumstances. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 27 proposes keeping of the register of permitted fundraising appeals at the national and county level. This is not going to be something implementable. We cannot be in a position to keep the register of all fundraisings in the country. Clause 27 says the Cabinet Secretary or the CECM shall keep and maintain a register of- (a) All persons to whom permits have been issued to conduct fundraising appeal in the county (b) all persons whose permit has been cancelled and; (c) such other particulars as may from time to time be considered necessary. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a superfluous provision. We should not have this in law. I propose that the entire Clause is deleted. Clause 36 seeks to get a declaration on the source of contribution. The law here says that a person who makes a contribution to a fundraising appeal shall specify the source of the contribution. It does not tell us who are we going to make this declaration to. It is also not going to be possible because in any fundraising, we do not list down the names of the people who come to support. Everybody just brings their contribution. It is not going to be possible to implement this. This is an unnecessary provision, which I propose it be deleted. There is a requirement that if I am receiving donations on behalf of a minor, I am required to file it, or rather to declare it under the Income Tax. The purpose of a fundraiser is to serve a good cause. It is not meant for personal gain. It is meant to support the particular cause whose permit was granted. Such a requirement in law will make it extremely impossible to even engage in supporting and receiving on behalf of those minors, or those who are unable to fundraise but need support from well-wishers. As much as I support this Bill, there is a lot that needs to be done to amend it so that it aligns with the reality on the ground with regards to regulation. However, the bottom line is, it is important for purposes of regulating fundraising to avoid misuse, corruption and also blackmail. Almost all the Members here on a daily basis are invited to various WhatsApp groups for purposes of fundraising and we need to regulate that. I support and I thank you."
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