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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms) R.K. Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "Yes, I did. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this important Bill. First of all, I would like to congratulate our colleague hon. Opiyo for finding and investing his time on this Bill. This is a very important piece of legislation within the current constitutional dispensation. This Bill seeks to provide a framework for establishing powers and functions of the Kenya National Aids Authority, so that we can have a kind of institution that controls funding for HIV/AIDS. As most of us are aware, this country receives a lot of funding for various activities for HIV/AIDS. There is money that goes to International NGOs, local NGOs, Community-Based Organizations and Faith-Based Organizations. But the question is: Is that money properly used. Does that money, which is meant for people who are sick, reach the people who deserve it the most? So, this is a very important Bill coming at this time. This Bill envisages the creation of an institution which will perform various functions. Those functions include mobilizing of resources for HIV/AIDS and control - including control and prevention and the management of grants. As I said earlier, this is an important area that must be given the attention it deserves. The Committee considered various submissions from various stakeholders who are interested in matters of HIV/AIDS. This Bill has received proper consultations, with the Ministry of Health, itself. I would like to state clearly that it has the full support of the Parliamentary Committee of Health and we have consensus on general principals of the Bill. The Committee also proposes various amendments in this Bill, which will seek to be introduced at the Committee Stage. The Committee proposes to introduce a fund. As we sit here today, funding for HIV/AIDS is dwindling and we are aware of various international donors - including UN-AIDs - that are stating clearly that funding for HIV/AIDS is going down. The question is: What will happen to our people who are relying 80-90 percent on funds that are coming from donors? That is one of the concerns of the Committee. The fund, as amended in the new Clause 2 which will be introduced, shall also be administered by the Authority when it is established."
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