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    "id": 412839,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/412839/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 12482,
        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "I am happy to rise up to contribute to the Statue Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill and say that in its current format, it is not acceptable and I oppose it fully. I would like us to make some amendments before this is worth passing. Some of the key concerns we have here is about the public benefits organizations, I come from a constituency where NGOs and other public benefit organizations including faith based organizations have been doing a lot of good work, happily helping our children and our mothers on issues such as education, health care and any attempt to muzzle the NGOs and public benefit organizations will really take us a step back. For many years now, our people have been benefiting from ARV treatments and other forms of support which comes from public benefit organizations and our people would lose a lot if we make sure that this Bill passes in its current form, limiting their funding to 15% from foreign sources. So, this is something that is a national issue, not just a constituency issue for me in Kibra. We know even schools like Alliance High School are run by missionary churches which are public benefit organizations. So, we would lose a lot. Many of our tertiary institutions and colleges such as the Catholic"
}