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    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
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    "content": "involves the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. It affects children, especially when you talk about an individual who would like to have children. I am sure this can be taken care of as they move to the next step where they will be doing amendments. I have also seen that this Bill is dealing with qualifications of a health practitioner. As I had said earlier, there are many individuals who are involved in assisted reproduction and taking advantage of the fact that there is no law. Therefore, this Bill is going to ensure that there are qualified medical practitioners, identified and registered by the Ministry. They must have the right technology to assist and ensure that we protect the rights of the recipients. The technology should not bring destruction that was not anticipated. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the authority, as far as the Bill is concerned, is supposed to regulate the requisite processes, ensure that there are proper standards, and ensure that research is being done in an ethical way. My contribution to this is that all these can be done within the Ministry of Health without having to come up with an authority which will require a different budget. It will be an autonomous institution which may require a different budget. They can enhance the budget from the ministry. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank Hon. Millie Odhiambo for coming up with this Bill again and say that I support it. I support women in this country who are suffering because they do not have children and are struggling within their marriages. Let us take this opportunity to make sure that we support this Bill with all the amendments that will make it better. Let us make sure that this Bill that Hon. Millie Odhiambo has tried to push through in this House - I think this is the third time - sees the light of day. Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity."
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