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    "id": 698888,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13115,
        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the National Cohesion and Integration (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.6 of 2016) be read a Second Time. The object of this Bill is to amend the National Cohesion and Integration Act of 2012 so as to enable the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to effectively monitor peace building projects in our country. You realise that the National Cohesion and Integration Act was enacted in 2008 to encourage national cohesion and integration by outlawing discrimination on ethnic grounds and provide the establishment of powers and functions of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. As we bring in this amendment, we need to ask ourselves whether the Commission has been able to monitor the different projects that we have in terms of peace building. I think that is what this amendment is trying to address. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a new clause in Section 25(2) to ensure that the Commission is able to oversee peace building processes. We realised that as they move on as a Commission and as we head to the elections, this is one Commission that we are also relying on. It has presented different rules and criteria of what is happening, not just at the national but also at the county level. Therefore, it will be important for us to amend the principal Act by inserting a new clause to deal with the oversight of peace building projects. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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