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Non-Governmental Organisations Coordination Board Executive Director Mutuma Nkanata (left) addresses a past press conference. [File, Standard]
The Public Benefits Organisations Regulatory Authority 15-day notice to 2,802 PBOs to show cause why they should not be deregistered, unnecessarily summoned the ghosts of 2014-17 for many. That notice lapsed yesterday.
Does it mark the start of another season of conflict between civil society organisations and the state? Like most seasoned development workers, the December 5th gazette notice to deregister 2,802 NGOs caught my attention. It took me 23 minutes to quickly scan the endless list for mischief.
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