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    "id": 1037542,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to support this Motion. Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I celebrate the resilience of persons with disabilities in this country. This Motion on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance that has been fronted by the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations is coming at a time when we will be celebrating the International Day of Human Rights on 10th December. It is quite timely that we are discussing and debating it in this House. This Charter seeks to address the challenges and issues that we have as a continent, especially when it comes to issues of post-election violence, governance, elections and many other issues that Kenya is signatory to. Kenya is a signatory to many charters, treaties and conventions that seek to promote the welfare of her people. In this regard, as I support this Charter, Kenya has made quite a number of strides to promote the rights of Kenyans. The signing and ratification of this Charter will definitely go a long way in ensuring that human rights democracy is not a thing of the past. It is in this regard that we have brought in the issue of the BBI. The BBI seeks to strengthen some of these issues that we are talking about. It proposes to address issues of historical injustices. I am happy with the Motion on this Charter because it does not seek to change the Constitution of this country. It seeks to augment and support the Constitution of Kenya. That is exactly what the BBI supports. It does not seek to destroy the Constitution, instead, it supports it. Kenya is not a signatory to only this Charter on electoral governance. As we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the resilience of persons with disabilities in Kenya, there is also a protocol that is currently with the Executive. This is the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. After we are done with this Charter, I appeal that the memo that is currently in the Cabinet finds its way to this House, through the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, so that we also look at that Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and enhance their concerns."
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