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    "id": 1272133,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1272133/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13591,
        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to move this Motion, but in an amended form, pursuant to Standing Order No.62. You will be able to realize the amendments as I read the Motion. I beg to move the following Motion- AWARE THAT, Kenya is a multi-ethnic country with a rich diversity of cultures, languages and traditions; FURTHER AWARE THAT, ethnic minorities and marginalized communities face significant social, economic and political challenges including discrimination, marginalization and exclusion; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT Articles 10 (2)b, 21(3), 27, 56, 91(1)(e), 100, 174(e), 177(1) (c),204(3)(b),216(4) and the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of Kenya obligate the State to promote and protect the welfare of ethnic minorities and marginalized communities; APPRECIATING THAT, the Government has put in place policies, legal and institutional frameworks including affirmative action programmes to address the needs of other special interest groups namely children, persons with disabilities (PWDS), youth, women and the elderly; CONCERNED THAT, ethnic minorities and marginalized communities remain largely unaddressed through similar interventions due to lack of an existing national policy and legislative framework; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves that the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action, the National Gender and Equality Commission, the Directorate of National Cohesion and Values in the Office of President and any other relevant State departments in collaboration with the Council of Governors: -"
}