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    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support this very passionately. This is because since 1982 when this scourge was discovered we have had quite a number of issues. I want to take this opportunity to first of all thank donors for having taken it upon themselves to help us fight this menace. Indeed, we have come a long way and, actually, we have succeeded in a way. Today, if you go out there you will find people declaring themselves victims of AIDS. We know that 20 years ago it was not possible to see that. We have, therefore, done so well in our fight against this epidemic. Therefore, for us to continue and complete this war, I want us to have a central authority to deal with this disease. I do not agree with some Members, or the view, that we devolve this to the counties. Look at healthcare in this country. The counties have failed. We had a debate here two weeks ago. We said that healthcare cannot be taken care of by the county governments because they have failed. So, we want it to go to the central Government. There are constituency committees of AIDS out there, but they are poorly funded. This Authority will be in a position to deal with this matter more effectively than what we are doing at the moment. I suggest that for us to continue the war on AIDS, we should support this Bill and have an Authority in place. Donors are actually unhappy with the way funds have been used. We are all aware of that. Funds have been misused by, especially, local NGOs. Because the donors are pulling out we should step in as Parliament and also Government, so that we continue with the war. I have seen reluctance on the part of the donor community because of the behavior of some NGOs. Most of them misuse funds coming from donors in USA and Europe. Let us have a central Authority picking up this matter so that we fight AIDS. The functions of this is authority, as stated are very noble, because it will mobilize resources. 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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