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    "id": 1518654,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. At the outset, I support the Bill as presented. We all understand the role of social workers. They play a huge role in working with our communities in the areas of poverty alleviation and working with people to sort out community issues. The Bill is very good. I also support professional bodies to self-regulate. This is the way those bodies can effectively serve their members. I have gone through the Bill and a few areas need to be rectified. I have seen that there is heavy Government involvement in the affairs of the institute when it is set up. I tend to think that one of the things that should be avoided is the involvement of the Government. One of the professional bodies that I like is the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). It is one self-regulating professional body. You will never find Government agencies being part and parcel of the Council. In the Committee’s Report on this Bill, I have seen a proposal for a cabinet secretary to be a member of the council, the principal secretary and the Commission for University Education. Those are Government entities that should never be part of a professional body. In any case, if there is going to be Government participation, it should only come at the end when we are talking about disciplinary actions, and when members go against some of their objectives. The Bill is good. It is going to professionalise social work and make it respected and recognised. It will enable members to be certified to serve in all parts of the country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support."
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