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    "id": 1424171,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kavindu Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Kavindu Muthama",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, within the remaining time to the expiry of the mandate of the Committee, it is following up with the following institutions to assist the Kenyan victims in the 1998 bombing of the United States of America Embassy in Nairobi who have not been compensated to date- (i) The Ministry of Health on the provision of subsidised medical care for the survivors injured during the 1998 bombing in the USA Embassy of Nairobi; (ii) The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare on the assessment of the registration of the survivors with disability in the 1998 USA Embassy bombing with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD); (iii) The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration on the formulation of regulations to implement Section 49 of the Provisions of Terrorist Acts, 2012 which operationalizes the compensation of the victims of the terrorist fund. Appropriate recommendations shall be made by the Committee on this matter in its final report. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the progress report, the Committee recommends that the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Foreign and Diaspora affairs secures an appointment for the Committee to meet with the Members of the United States of America, State Foreign Relations Sub-committee on African Affairs to discuss the Committee’s proposals of amending the “Justice of United States Victims of the States sponsored Terrorists Act”. The Act provides for the establishment and administration of the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorist Funds to include Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi. The Cabinet Secretary is to provide a bi-monthly update on the progress made in securing the appointment. The Committee extends its appreciation to parties who volunteered submissions and contributions to the resolutions of this matter. I also wish to express my appreciation to my fellow Senators for their contribution in this matter. The Committee wishes to thank the office of the Speaker of the Senate, the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, and the Liaison Office for the support extended to the Committee in the execution of its mandate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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