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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Kilimo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Linah Jebii Kilimo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I support and appreciate the work of hon. Noor. Both of us come from the civil society background. Indeed, some of us would not have gained the courage we have in politics were it not for the training from the civil society. I congratulate all the civil society organizations who look out for women and train them in areas of decision- making, politics and many other areas. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to thank and appreciate the work done by the civil society. More so, for the efforts they have made to assist the girl child, especially those girls who have run away from that monster which we disclosed last year called Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Most of those girls would not have accessed education or had shelter were it not for the civil society who go out into those remote parts of the country to tell people what is harmful to them and inform other members of society about the effects of harmful cultural practices. We, in this House, having been informed, can pass laws to deter that. So, they do a lot of work. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I come from an area where initially there was a lot of unrest. Thanks to the civil society and the NGOs who go out to talk to members to embrace one another and find other mechanisms of conflict resolution. The civil society and the NGOs have done a lot to complement the Government’s work. So, the establishment of a regulatory body is welcome to check the conduct of NGOs. We know not all of them are angels. There are those who do not do the right thing like those ones who do a lot of child trafficking and engage in other things in order to get money. The issue of integrity comes in. So, this Bill will go a long way in checking that. So, I support the establishment of the regulatory board. I have an issue with Article 10, Part III on resumption of registration where it says that upon the expiry of 60 days from the date, a public benefit organisation made an application for registration under Section 8(1) and no decision has been made by the Commission. The public benefit organisation shall be deemed to have been automatically registered under this Act and may apply to the tribunal for an order requiring the Commission to issue to it a certificate of registration. I oppose this part because knowing the bureaucracy involved. Since we would not know the effectiveness of the desk officer at that particular time, it might take longer than 60 days. So, what happens? Somebody can collude with a person who has bad intentions and wants an NGO to be registered, then in that manner they will use delaying tactics. With those few remarks, I support this Bill and congratulate Mrs. Noor."
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