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    "id": 1006196,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First of all, I do not think I have formally congratulated the new Leader of the Majority Party. I was away when they did the handover ceremony. I also want to thank Hon. Duale as he exits. I know we are living in exceptional times but I would like to request the Chairperson of the House Business Committee - through the Leader of the Majority Party - to also kindly consider Private Members’ Bills. I have three pending Bills. I have finally ceded one of the Bills to the Senate, namely, the Reproductive Healthcare Bill because each time we move a Bill up to a point, the Senate comes with another. We then end up almost doing nothing. Some of us have invested years in doing work. I also have the Child Justice Bill. This year, on the Day of the African Child, the African Union (AU) focused on the issue of child justice. This Bill has been in the House for more than 10 years. I also have the Assisted Reproduction Technology Bill. The courts made a ruling requesting Parliament to pass that law. We do not have it. There is also the Bill that I have mentioned, namely, the Reproductive Healthcare Bill. I know there are several other Members who also have Private Members’ Bills. The House Business Committee should kindly consider that. This House has very exceptional Members with very brilliant minds. We need to motivate Members when they put in a lot of energy towards legislation. 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."
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