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    "id": 315111,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Monda",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Onsare Monda",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill and also congratulate my colleague, Dr. Khalwale, for coming up with this Bill to protect the interests of innocent Kenyans, who get misguided by those who want to make quick money. These are informed people. They able of coming up with ideas which they convert into schemes to rob the poor and live comfortable lives at the expense of those who do not have much. Poor people have been advised and I want this to be properly understood by Parliament. The operators of the pyramid schemes went through Government departments. They went through the Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing. This Ministry is not ashamed of having innocent and poor Kenyans form groups, put their meagre resources into the pyramid schemes and then the Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing withdraws and watches Kenyans suffering. In Kisii County alone, more than 90 groups have lost over Kshs100 million. These groups comprise of 15 widows, women or the youths. Their money amounts into millions, and they invested after getting advice from the Government through the Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing. When money is lost, the same Government does not take responsibility to look for the culprits and bring them to book to save the poor from losing their money. There is even tension now among the members of the groups, because they are doubting each other. They suspect that their group leaders must have known where they were investing their money. This is causing animosity amongst Kenyans who had good intentions. Several people have invested their pensions and their savings in these schemes. These savings are from their little earnings from"
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