{"id":407375,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/407375/?format=json","text_counter":452,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Sakaja","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13131,"legal_name":"Johnson Arthur Sakaja","slug":"johnson-arthur-sakaja"},"content":"We are also aware that there has been hue and cry from public benefit organizations. As a House, we need to listen because we know that in many respects, many NGOs like Cradle do a good job. I want us to be very clear on this. I am not just accepting in a blanket manner. We are also aware that some NGOs really do not deserve the term “NGOs”, because they are not non-governmental organizations. They are working at the behest of other governments. Let us regulate these NGOs. There must be some regulation and they must be answerable; there must be accountability. I know very many people who are known to be big fighters for human rights in this country. I will not abuse my parliamentary privilege by naming them, but they have actually misappropriated a lot of funds that go to the NGOs. I know many NGOs benefit many young people; women and children are getting education and health services because of NGOs. Therefore, let us not kill all of them because of three or four bad ones."}