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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "More importantly is issues of governance. We are looking at how to ensure that the leadership in SACCOs is vetted in a good way. You find a director goes to a particular SACCO, brings it down, is elected in another SACCO, brings it down and there is all these trail of destruction. This is because he or she has a lot of money so they keep getting elected. I am happy that there is vetting of the leadership that we put in these SACCOs even in terms of educational qualification because that also becomes a big hindrance on how these SACCO’s are run. There is lack of understanding on how to raise money or conduct sound investment programmes by the SACCOs and they take advantage of the membership especially the farmers back in the villagers who may not understand what is going on. I am also impressed because they say no SACCO will be allowed to change any bylaws without authority from the SASRA. I think that is really important because in every AGM you will hear that bylaws were changed and they are always changed to suit the leadership of the day so that they can get away with a lot of things that they may be doing wrong. I really want to thank all the Members who have supported us this afternoon and I believe this particular amendment will go along in strengthening the SACCOs across the country and managing them better and also empowering the membership. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply."
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