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Don't punish innocent people in crackdown on harambee

A proposed law, which if enacted will enable the government to closely monitor fundraisers is laden with good intentions, but it also raises key questions.

The National Assembly Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), through Public Fundraising Appeals Bill, 2019, wants the National Intelligence Service and Directorate of Criminal Investigations to be vetting and processing harambee applications.

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