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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "trafficking. Kenya had six amendments to this resolution, and we managed to get five of them taken up. When I came back home, I am happy to report that with the support of the legal department, we are drafting an amendment to our Child Trafficking Act. In that Act, we never contemplated trafficking that happens around the orphanage. A lot of child trafficking is happening. You will be amazed or shocked that part of what is happening is people will set up institutions in the name of helping children, but those institutions are being used to traffic children out of one country into another. So, this is a conversation we have had in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and we resolved that as the countries go back, one way to strengthen and ensure that we police against child trafficking is to strengthen our laws on orphanage trafficking. I have put in place an amendment in regard to that. As I said earlier, I am also hoping that both the National Assembly and the Senate can come up with committees that address science and technology in terms of its impact on human rights as we move on. I believe that as we continue to participate, we will improve on the legislation here. As I finalize, I would like to make a plea. Usually, we participate in the big assembly meetings of IPU, the Commonwealth, and the Pan-African Parliament. I want to state that before the big meetings, we have technical committees where the technical issues are discussed. Usually, we are not facilitated to participate in that. You will find that when you go to the assembly, the countries whose membership has seriously participated in the technical sessions of the committees are well-versed or better-versed in the issues they are presenting. I request that the office of the Speaker consider that some of these meetings facilitate Members to participate in a few of the technical issues, particularly those that are drafting issues that come before the assembly. I, therefore, wish to thank my colleagues for contributing to this Motion. I wish to request the Speaker to defer the putting of the question. Thank you."
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