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    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am quite happy to support this Motion on the Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. I will have the House know that this is an area I am quite familiar with as it is an area which my Master’s Thesis focused on, namely, the African system of human rights protection. The structure of the Charter is such that the Charter has to be supported by protocols. So, over the years, various protocols have been developed like the Protocol on the Women Rights, for example, the Protocol on African Court on Human Rights and every other protocols on human rights. These two protocols join the long list of protocols that necessitate and supports the Charter in the structure of protection of human rights in Africa. This Motion is in tandem with Article 2(6) of the Constitution, to the extent that Article 2(6) dictates that treaties and conventions that have been ratified become part of the laws of Kenya. It follows naturally that the protocols that are then developed to support the Charter, which we had already signed and acceded to, would be approved. Our Constitution, more than any other Constitution in Africa, emphases the rights of the persons with disability. It dedicates the entire Article 54 to that, with various very positive provisions which mirror what is in the protocol. Again, more than any other Constitution in Africa and the world, ours is the one that recognises the rights of older persons. Article 57 dedicates a lot of time to this and even goes as far as saying that the older persons are entitled to assistance by family and the State. Again, this is very much in tandem with the provisions of the Protocol requiring support to older persons. The direction of having protocols supporting the infrastructure of human rights is very good. This is a trend which should continue with. We should continue identifying other vulnerable groups and supporting them in terms of protocols and directly."
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