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    "id": 1147009,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1147009/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in clause 2 – (e) by deleting the definition of the expression “best interest of the child” and substituting therefor the following new definition- “best interest of the child” means the principles that prime the child’s right to survival, protection, participation and development above other considerations and includes the rights contemplated under Article 53 (1) of the Constitution; If you may notice, the definition that is on the draft Bill is a little brief and it refers to Article 53 of the Constitution and the Schedule. I am suggesting that we include the best interest of the child to be the principles that prime the child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development above other considerations. This is because when you put these four categories, you will have covered every imaginable right of the child. If you talk about the right to health, it is a survival right; if you talk about the right to a name; it is a survival right; if you talk about the right to play, it is a participation right; and if you talk about education, it is a development right. So, broadly, every right falls within these categories. Therefore, because this is wider, I propose that we provide these in the Bill and also other considerations contemplated under Article 53 (1) of the Constitution on the rights of the child. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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