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"content": "I want to say at the outset that I want to very seriously oppose this Bill but having spoken with the Leader of Majority Party, I will still oppose it but not with the same might and strength. In a very rare moment, we have discussed with the Speaker and we have agreed to take a bipartisan approach to some of these issues because they affect all of us. When Kenyans suffer, they do not suffer as Jubilee Kenyans or CORD Kenyans. They all suffer as Kenyans. If you look at the amendments that have been proposed to the Public Benefits Organisations Act, you will see that they seek to take away the resources that the Government is not able to give. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I come from a constituency, which I think is the epicentre of HIV/AIDS in the country. The Government is not able to provide medicines in my constituency. I come from a very poor constituency. It is NGOs that provide the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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