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    "id": 1237354,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1237354/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Githunguri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to oppose the ratification of the three Hague Conventions relating to matters of children. As one of my colleagues has stated, it would have been nice if we were given full disclosure of the contents therein. Children matters are sensitive to Kenya because it is a country with its own baseline cultural practices. Children belong to Kenya and communities. We cannot blindly use the Floor of this House to ratify conventions that we do not understand their repercussions. This country has been party to many ratifications that have made us look like we are under neocolonialism. We have given other people an opportunity to look like they are controlling our country. The Kenyan people are sovereign. Sovereignty of the Kenyan people cannot be eroded by such ratifications that are not well informed to the Members. We have been following the world stories and news and we have realised that some of these ratifications that are pushed to us to be members and party to, are not common to other countries that purport to be ahead of us. Therefore, we end up locking ourselves into cocoons of agreements that we cannot remove ourselves from when things go haywire. As a mother, a leader, and an elected woman of this country whose obligation is to protect the rights and status of children in this country, I strongly oppose the ratification of three Hague Conventions relating to matters of children. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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