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    "id": 681146,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kiptui",
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        "legal_name": "Grace Jemutai Kiptui",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to also support this Bill. It is important that we value and recognise the efforts of non-State actors. Normally, for the success of a country, there is room for the Government and the civil society or non-State actors. When this Bill is signed into law, it will help in regulating the relationship between the Government and non-State actors. We recognise the immense contribution that non-State actors make in the development of our nation. Indeed, both the Government and non-State actors serve the citizens of this country. However, there is need for close scrutiny of who the Government allows to go into the societies and do whatever activities they want to do. We have seen in the recent past non-State actors related to religious institutions or bodies sometimes going out of their way and engaging in activities that are injurious to the country. My call is that we need to license and monitor people we allow to go to the countryside and engage with the people, considering the fact that most of the rural folk may not be aware. They may not be on the lookout. They may consume wholesomely whatever information that those bodies bring, especially where money is involved. They may be lured to accept everything and such activities may not be conducive or progressive to the nation. One time I went to Morocco with the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security and we realised that in that country, the King is in charge of all the faithful. He has been given the mandate to scrutinise the literature of religious bodies in that country. He is the one who knows the religious leaders that are released into the community and they occasionally meet to ensure that, especially in this time and age of radicalisation, not everybody just goes into the community and tries to pass some information that may be injurious to the nation. So, we also need to be very careful. We need to scrutinise their activities in a way that we do not limit their freedom to contribute to the wellbeing of the nation. At the same time, we need to be very cautious on issues of security. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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