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    "id": 334989,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Noor",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this time to move that The Public Benefit Organizations Bill be read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to provide a legislative framework to govern the establishment and operation of public benefit organizations (PBOs). It is borne out of realization that the law as it currently stands is inadequate for that purpose. This Bill, therefore, seeks to fill in the gap that is in the current legal framework. The Bill takes into account the important role that civil society organizations and PBOs play in serving the public good. The PBOs support development. They do social cohesion and tolerance within the society. They promote democracy and the respect for rule of law and providing accountability mechanisms that contribute to improved governance. From the outset, I want to declare my interest in this because I have been in the civil society organizations for over 20 years. I have worked in the sector and I know there are many hon. Members in this House who have worked in the sector for many years. This is a sector that has contributed in a big way in supplementing Government"
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