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    "id": 1097894,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chebeni",
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        "legal_name": "Mercy Chebeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.47(1) to make a Statement on a general topical concern on the increase in violence against children. Globally, violence against children has increasingly become a public health, human rights and development priority due to its significant negative impacts in children and the society as a whole. Kenya is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child representing a commitment towards response and prevention of all forms of violence against children. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya has also made regional commitments to end violence against children with the ratification of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Child in 2000. The Charter recognizes all the rights guaranteed in the Convention on the Rights of Child and takes consideration of the specific rights of African children based on their unique context and cultures. Kenya is also committed to the African Union Agenda 2063 that speaks to the Africa we want which includes Aspiration No.6, which speaks to an Africa whose development is people driven relying on the potential of African people especially its women, youth and caring for the children."
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