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    "id": 1194473,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1194473/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second. For many years, human rights issues in this country have been against the Government’s trampling on the human rights of citizens. For many years, there were civil rights organisations and a lot of CBOs protesting against abuse of human rights. Human rights platforms have now moved to what businesses are doing. What are profitable organisations doing? What are non-state actor organisations doing in terms of human rights? This Action Plan is a step towards strengthening human rights and governance. It is about linking good governance with human rights. It does not only look at governance from a State perspective but also from a business perspective. Many times, organisations are about profit making. They make huge profits in this country but they trample on the rights of individuals, especially labour rights. People whose rights are trampled on cannot have judicial remedies because the companies are powerful, have connection and are untouchable. The approval of this Plan will be a big reprieve for this country. People will be able to seek judicial remedies. We want to tell big companies such as multi agencies and blue-chip companies to respect the rights of the people that work for them. Kenyans and foreigners build many factories in this country. What mechanisms are used to employ women and how are they treated? Are they sexually abused? Are their rights trampled on? The launch of this Action Plan will give working women an opportunity to seek judicial review and to demand for respect within the organisations in the framework of the law. 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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