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    "id": 692598,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/692598/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
        "slug": "chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker; I rise to second this important Bill. I wish Parliamentarians were listening because this Bill is coming at the right time when we have so many fundraisings back home. During this time of elections, some people want to reap where they have never sowed. It is important that we have a clear framework that is going to guide this. I want to thank the Senate for coming up with such an important Bill. Some of us are where we are today because of harambee s. This was the motto that was there at Independence. Of course, we appreciate that harambee s are very important. Unfortunately, some harambee s are being abused. We struggle so much from our little resources to add value. It could be a hospital case and you find that the money has been misappropriated. We are humbly requesting the Committee that is going to be put in place to process the applications on time. We have done h arambee s in churches. Much as we have exempted tithes from the provisions of this law, we still need a clear clarification. Other than receiving the normal offerings, churches also conduct harambee s, which have not been exempted. My suggestion is that when conducting a h arambee, it must apply for that particular license. At times, we go to the constituency and find 100 cards mentioning us as the chief guests without having been consulted. If you do not go there for the harambee, you are told that you will not be voted in. That means it is being abused. It is against the spirit of harambee that was there in the 1960’s."
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