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    "id": 1037514,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Lilian Gogo",
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        "legal_name": "Lilian Achieng Gogo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to second this Motion that has been moved by the Hon. Chair, Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. It is on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. I will second it on the basis of its compliance with our Kenyan Constitution. Also, on the obligation the Charter has on its transparency and accountability on matters governance, and its provisions for the independence of the Judiciary. We have realised lately that there has been talk on matters of the independence of the Judiciary. This Charter addresses this well. It further provides for implementation of our programmes that promote democratic principles and practices. It also adopts legislative and administrative measures that guarantee the rights of women, ethnic minorities, and immigrants, persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced persons, including marginalised and vulnerable social groups. It does provide for setting up of institutions to fight corruption. This very Charter condemns the unconstitutional change of government and provides for a possible framework for international prosecution of persons who forcefully take over government through domestic legal channels. It allows for regional mechanisms to be invoked if domestic mechanisms fail to prosecute such individuals. I have already mentioned that the Charter is not in conflict with any provision of the Kenyan Constitution. It is consistent with Kenya’s constitutional values and objectives and various statutes that have been enacted and are in the Constitution. On matters policy, the provisions of the Charter are consistent with the Constitution. State obligations have been domesticated through various laws and institutions in Kenya. I want to specifically mention the Elections Act 2011, the Political Parties Act 2011, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act 2011 and the County Government Act 2012. Kenya holds periodic elections as provided for in the Charter. Allow me to mention that on financial implications, provisions of the Charter have been domesticated with the domestic legal framework. Therefore, financial obligations will continuously be catered for through normal budgetary estimates of the relevant institutions and, consequently, the implementation of the Charter will be under the collective responsibility of the Office of the Attorney-General and the Department of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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