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    "id": 696315,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bishop R. Mutua",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mutemi Mutua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to oppose this particular Bill. This Bill does not recognise the fact that many leaders we have in Kenya today were actually educated using the Harambee spirit. This particular Bill does not take into account the poor and the vulnerable members of the society who require to be assisted in different ways. This Bill assumes that only politicians and civil servants are called to contribute during fundraising. This Bill goes against our African culture of sharing whatever we have and to make sure that our brothers and sisters also come up. This Bill also opposes the Christian spirit where we are supposed to become our brother’s keepers. We are supposed to give. In fact, the Bible says it is more blessed to give than to receive. So, whatever motive this particular Bill has cannot be a good motive. It can only be a motive of competition where somebody feels that others have more to give and, therefore, because you cannot match their standard, you want to kill this spirit. Let us allow Kenyans to contribute to the causes they feel they are entitled. In case you strongly feel that the cause is not justifiable, then you are free not to contribute because contributions in fundraisings are not 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."
}