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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will probably take way much less than that. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had indicated previously, the main reason for this Bill is to ensure that when laws are ratified, international laws are developed and ratified internationally and that when Kenya ratifies those treaties, Parliament as provided by law, has a say. What this Bill seeks to do is to ensure that we are in conformity with the Constitution so that we do not have the Government or the Executive ratifying things that are contrary to the Constitution of this country or that are contrary to the laws of this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have received a lot of contributions from different organizations, from different sectors and Government Ministries that are seeking to improve on this Bill which we will consider at the Committee Stage. I do not want to speak to all of them but I want to say that one of the suggested amendments is on the issue of domestication. Right now, what the Bill talks about is only ratification. It does not say what happens after ratifications. One of the things we are going to do is include the aspect of domesticating the Bill once it is passed through Parliament. One of the things that the Bill also seeks to do is that it provides a schedule so that whenever the Executive seeks to ratify, then Parliament will indicate through that Bill that is passed, which areas of that international law we are seeking to ratify have been approved and which parts Parliament has not approved. The parts that have not been approved by the Parliament of Kenya, the Executive can put reservations if they are allowed under international law. I think with those few remarks, I beg to move and call on Mr. Ababu Namwamba to second."
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