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    "id": 1127275,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "32B. (1) The commissioning parent or parents, under the surrogacy agreement shall be the legal parent or parents of the child and not discriminate against the child. (2) In the event of multiple pregnancies arising out of a surrogacy agreement, all the children born out of the pregnancy shall be the children of the commissioning parent or commissioning parents and the rights and obligations for all parties shall vest as if the pregnancy had borne only one child. (3) Where a child is born out of a surrogacy arrangement─ (a) the commissioning parent or commissioning parents shall be listed as the parents both in the birth notification and in the birth certificate; and, (b) the child shall acquire the citizenship of the commissioning parent or commissioning parents under Article 14(1) of the Constitution of Kenya. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 32(5), the surrogate mother may claim from the commissioning parent or commissioning parents─ (a) compensation directly relating to the process of in-vitro fertilisation, pregnancy, ante-natal, birth, post-natal care and post-delivery complications; (b) loss of earnings by the surrogate mother as a result of the surrogacy; and, (c) insurance to cover the surrogate mother for any acts that may lead to death or disability of the surrogate mother as a result of the surrogacy. (5) The surrogate mother shall─ (a) not terminate the pregnancy except under the provisions of the law; (b) hand over the child to the commissioning parent or commissioning parents immediately upon the birth of child; (c) have no rights or obligation regarding the child; (d) not contact the child, whether directly or by use of proxy, unless provided for in the agreement. (6) A child born as a result of a surrogacy agreement shall not be considered a dependant of the surrogate under the Law of Succession Act. (7)A person shall not accept consideration for arranging for the services of a surrogate mother, make such an arrangement for consideration or advertise the arranging of such service."
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