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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Onyura",
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        "legal_name": "Michael Aringo Onyura",
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    "content": "registers. I have also noted that the Board will be tasked with preparing annual reports and accounts. So, this is fairly comprehensive for a board. I have noted that there will be officers to be appointed to this board, including the Registrar, chairman and vice-chairman. We should make sure that people appointed to serve on or under this Board will be competent, and that the process of appointing them is as open and transparent as possible. Everybody should be given an equal chance, so that we can get the best officers. On the issue of private practice which is provided for in the Bill, although there could be reservations, it is possible that there are people who, maybe out of their experience or by learning on the job or through research, can set up consultancies and provide consultancy services to other facilities. It is also possible that a number of such qualified people can pool their energy and knowledge to provide services. It could be something along the lines of what we see in a call, or resource centre. They can even provide a directory for that kind of information. It is possible. We should provide for such a possibility, even if it may not be very easy to have a stand-alone service provider. In the event that more creative people come together to provide these services, we should have a clause that can regulate that kind of adventure, or initiative. On the composition of the Board, the Bill provides for 10 members but they do not need to be 10. It does not have to be the maximum. In any case, only the Registrar should work on a full-time basis. The Board members are not full-time employees. So, that should not cause much worry. Regarding funding, the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons says that the Bill will not occasion extra public funding. I do not see how extra public funding will be avoided. In fact, I feel that Mheshimiwa Neto should provide for public funding. If anything is in the public good, we should not shy away from giving it adequate funds, so that it can be effective and serve the purpose for which it is set up. With those comments, I support this Bill. Thank you."
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