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    "id": 691308,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
        "slug": "samuel-kiprono-chepkonga"
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    "content": "This Bill seeks to engender accountability and transparency in the conduct of public fundraisings. The Bill seeks to establish a Fundraising Appeals Committee which, among other things, will regulate and monitor the conduct of all fundraisings or harambees and establish mechanisms for the promotion of transparency and accountability. It also creates County Fundraising Appeals Committees whose functions include regulating, monitoring and evaluating fundraising appeals within the county. It defines fundraising appeals, indicates who can undertake fundraising appeals and lays out the procedure for applying for permits, conditions to be fulfilled and consequences of not following those conditions. It also defines and excludes private fundraising appeals from its provisions. It also stipulates that records and accounts of fundraising appeals must be maintained at all times. At times, we conduct fundraisings and no one keeps records. At times, people disappear with the monies collected. So, we want to ensure that the monies collected from the public are accounted for. The Bill also makes provision for regulation of fundraising appeals at the national level. The Bill, therefore, concerns county governments in terms of Article 110 of the Constitution. It has already been passed by the Senate. The Bill emanates from the Senate. As enunciated in Clause 3 of this Bill, the objects and purposes of the Act are to provide a structured process for conducting fundraising appeals and for making contribution in relation to a harambee . It also provides a regulatory framework as I have stated for transparency and accountability. It also protects the public from fraudulent, misleading and coercive fundraising appeals or harambees. It establishes a framework of standards for persons and entities involved in the conduct of fundraising appeals. It also provides a framework for the establishment of social development funds and such other funds and investments that may provide sustained economic income for the benefit of the public. Finally, this Bill seeks to provide a platform for the provision of fiscal incentives as a means of encouraging donations and voluntary contribution in relation to fundraising appeals. This Bill seeks to provide some incentives to persons who seek to be generous. Those people who want to be engaged in philanthropy in terms of contributing from their investments will be able to make the monies you have contributed as part of your returns to KRA. This is a very important Bill because it seeks to establish a legal framework within which harambees or fundraising appeals can be conducted. This Bill establishes a national committee that will regulate fundraising appeals across the country. The functions of the national committee include collaboration with the County Executive Committee (CEC) members in the performance of their functions as enshrined in this Bill. It will also oversee the conduct of fundraising appeals. It will receive and vet applications for issuance of a licence to conduct a public fundraising appeal where such appeal is a national appeal or is publicly made to members of the public in more than one county. Thirdly, it will also investigate any complaints of misuse of funds raised through a fundraising appeal or any other such issues that may relate to the conduct of a fundraising appeal or a harambee . It will also establish mechanisms for the promotion of transparency and accountability in the conduct of fundraising appeals. Those are the functions of the national committee that will regulate fundraising appeals. The Bill also gives the national committee power to call on any person to provide any other additional information concerning a fundraising or harambee that they intend to conduct within their area of jurisdiction. It also provides grounds for vacation of office by members of the national executive committee. The Bill also seeks to establish and provide for the roles of the CEC members. This Bill proposes to establish county executive committees where people who want to conduct fundraisings or harambees will apply for licences. The functions of the county executive committee include receiving, vetting and processing applications for issuance of licences for the conduct of public fundraising appeals or harambees within the county. It will also regulate the conduct of fundraising appeals 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."
}