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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "It is like they are not sure of the responsibilities they are in those offices for. It is a pity, that when we go back to our counties, some leaders get sought by their electorates. They never see the leaders that represent them. We do not know whether they go back to their communities or their homes at night because during the day, they are not available because their people are always looking for them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I refer to elected leaders because elected leaders are representatives of the people and they must go back to their electorates. They must go back to their people and the people who elect leaders must be told through civic education about the roles they are bestowing on some of the officers they elect to offices. So, whether they are appointed or elected, I am happy that they will be undergoing mandatory civic education and training so that they are enlightened more on some of their responsibilities. Our people must also know some of the mandates their leaders have. This is so that when they do not perform those mandates well, the voters or our people should know what to do with them in future. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other point why I support this vibrant Bill is that it talks about the registration of county education providers and it goes ahead to mention that some of the county civic education providers are not limited to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Some of them are non-state actors. Why do I say it is important to have a registration of these civic education providers? It is our right to know who is providing which activity and where. Sometimes back when I happened to be incorporated as a woman leader in a structure of government that was overseeing development in my region, we came up with an idea that in Homa Bay District then, we needed to know who is coming in and what are you coming to do. However, it was a pity that most of these NGOs and non-state actors did not even want the government to know what they were doing and where they were doing it. I will go ahead to give an example of my District then. You have often been informed that in Homa Bay, our prevalence level in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or early pregnancies and gender-based violence is very high. However, it is a pity that because of these statistics, we end up attracting so many NGOs and non-state actors that come with a lot of funding to address these issues. What is the is that we remain with the same, same statistics despite the fact that we have so many NGOs and non-state actors that are addressing these issues. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the question that worries some of us as leaders is, what is it they are doing? Is it adding value? Is it just about using those statistics to seek for funds elsewhere? Is it just about after you get funds as an NGO, then you come to the region and you masquerade as if you are doing some activities but it does not translate to any value for our people? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have often been worried about where some Non- Governmental Institutions (NGOs) get their funding. A number of this funding goes to administrative issues. That is why I applaud this Bill because it is going to let us have an inventory of who you are, what activities you are doing and where you are doing it. I"
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