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    "id": 249525,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muite",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kibugi Muite",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, there is a clause--- Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to persuade hon. Members to vote against the amendment proposed by the Attorney-General to the Non-Governmental Organisations Co-ordination Act. When you look at all these amendments, the idea is to effect control of the NGO Council. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, at the moment, it is self-regulating. These proposed amendments are seeking to create a Government-dominated board and remove all the regulatory functions from the council. This is a voluntary council of all the NGOs registered under the Act and to vest them in the Government controlled board. These proposed amendments are analogous to what was thought to be done with the Media Bill; control, control, control! Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we would like the NGOs to continue being self- regulating under the Act. The NGO Council is elected by the member NGOs registered under the Act. This is what is thought to be reversed by the proposed amendments; to give the Minister and the Government absolute control of the NGOs. If these amendments go through, then we are going back to the dark days of control and repression. I plead with hon. Members that we reject and vote against these amendments."
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