{"id":340624,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/340624/?format=json","text_counter":433,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"clause 2 be amended— (a) in the definition of “civil society”, by deleting paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h); (b) by deleting the definition of “Commission”; (c) by deleting the definition of “public benefit organization”, and substituting therefor the following new definition— “public benefit organisation” means a voluntary membership or non-membership grouping of individuals or organizations, which is autonomous, non-partisan, non-profit making, and which is— (d) organized and operated locally, nationally or internationally; (e) engages in public benefit activities; and (f) registered as such by the Commission, but does not include— (j) a trade union within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 2007; (k) a political party within the meaning of the Political Parties Act, 2011; (l) a co-operative society within the meaning of the Co-operative Societies Act; (m) a Sacco society within the meaning of the Sacco Societies Act, 2008;"}