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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, first of all, I want to congratulate Mrs. Noor for bringing this Bill. I want to say that from the outset that I support it with a bit of reservation. I would support with a reservation because of two reasons; one, this is an extremely important Bill that is raising fundamental issues. It seeks to abolish a Government institution and set up another in its place. Indeed, that was why the Chair was saying that we did not have the relevant Ministry to tell us whether they are comfortable with that and the reasons for the abolition of the existing entity. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have not had the opportunity to engage myself with the civil society sector. But I have seen a lot of resistance to this Bill. I want to take hon. Noor’s words that they engaged the persons who were protesting and they have heard their views. But the Bill raises fundamental issues, and completes alters the way the NGO sector works in this country. Some of which I support and some of which I do not support. I will seek Mrs. Noor to convince me otherwise. Therefore, I would want to say that it is really regrettable and embarrassing for the relevant Government Ministry not to be here. One day I may just wake up and decide to abolish the Ministry of Agriculture. I will just come here and abolish it in the absence of the Government. I might as well just abolish the whole Government one day, as Ministers sleep."
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