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    "id": 345435,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/345435/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. I will not go into the importance of the Kenya Law Reform Commission but I guess it should be obvious. All I want to do is to ask the Minister to look at certain areas of the Bill that may require amendment because we may not have time to look at them. Number one is Clause 10(2). We have a tendency to demonise politicians. I would suggest that that be deleted. You have done a very good job in mainstreaming persons with disabilities and women but you need to mainstream young people because it is a constitutional requirement. In Clause 15, you have given authority to two officers on issues of removal of officers; that is the presidency and the Cabinet Secretary. To avoid confusion, you need to remove that. The financial year of the Commission should be clear and should follow the financial year that is followed by any other Government body. Then Clause 33 on the independence of the Commission, I am not too sure about what you mean there. I do not know if they have that sort of independence unless it is constitutional. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the code of conduct, it is good that you have provided for issues of sexual harassment but because you have only made few references to the definition of sexual harassment and the Sexual Offences Act, it is more"
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