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    "id": 1148197,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Koske",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Kimutai Koske",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 175 of the Bill be amended– (a) by deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “Secretary”; (b) by deleting sub clause (2) and substituting therefor the following new sub clause– (2) On receipt of the application referred to in subsection (1), the Secretary shall conduct due diligence, including ascertaining the criminal liability of the prospective foster parent, and prepare a report containing information relating to the matters specified in Rules made under this Act. (c) in sub-clause (4) by inserting the words “for a period not exceeding three months” immediately after the words “temporary foster care over the child”; d) by inserting the following sub-clause after sub-clause (5)— (6) the Officer Commanding Station in the local limits of the jurisdiction in which the child is accommodated shall notify the Secretary. This is to align the Bill to the nomenclature changes as the Directorate of Children Services will now be headed by the Secretary of Children Services. The amendment to sub-clause (2) is to clarify that the Secretary of Children Services will be responsible to conduct due diligence on an applicant seeking to become a foster parent. The amendment also seeks to stipulate a definite period for temporary foster care under sub-clause (4), which should not exceed three months. The amendment to sub-clause (5) is to clarify that any person exercising temporary foster care of a child pending reunification with its parents must give a notice to the Secretary of Children Services and not to the Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS) who has no responsibility in foster care placement."
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