{"id":681083,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/681083/?format=json","text_counter":118,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":131,"legal_name":"Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa","slug":"wilber-ottichilo"},"content":"bring money in excess of Kshs100 billion to this country which is pumped into rural areas where Government programmes have never been implemented. This Act should have been implemented immediately. This Act is extremely innovative unlike the NGO Act it is replacing. The NGO Act has very many controversies and contradictions. That is why this Bill was enacted into law but unfortunately it has not been operationalised. Among innovative parts of this Bill is on access to information. Article 35 of the Constitution states that the public must have access to information. Since NGOs which we are now changing to PBOs play a major role in the development of our rural areas, it is important for the beneficiaries to know about programmes that are being implemented on their behalf for their welfare. Unfortunately, a number of NGOs implement programmes in rural areas but the local people do not understand because they are not informed about them. That is why these programmes have never been taken over by local communities after they have been implemented. Once the sponsor moves out, the projects collapse. This Act makes it mandatory for NGOs to involve people in their programmes."}