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    "id": 509401,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, if hon. Sumra wants to have more discussions, he can go to the Lounge; the tea place or to the Continental Office. The Standing Orders are very clear. I want to ask the new Director of Elections of the ODM to minimize the consultation he has with the party luminaries including hon. Ken Obura. Hon. Speaker, in February 2014, His Excellency the President submitted to Parliament a Report on progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of our Republic. The Report on the international obligations is anchored in Article 132 (1)(c)(iii) of the Kenya Constitution, 2010. It mandates the President to submit a report for debate to the National Assembly on the progress made as a country in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic. Basically, international obligations arise from international treaties, which provide the framework for State parties to co-operate in tackling diverse issues and challenges at the international level. For example, issues to do with piracy, drug trafficking, terrorism and climate change are some of the global security and environmental issues that affect the international community as a whole. These are basically the treaties that the President, or his Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General, has ratified. It is the first time in the history of our country that this Report is being submitted on the accomplishments made on how we fulfilled our international obligations as a country. This is provided for in Article 132(1)(c)(iii) of the Constitution. It is important for the citizens of this country and Parliament, more so the National Assembly, which under Article 95 represents the people, to appreciate and scrutinize the purpose of international treaties that our country is engaged to and to understand that we are part and parcel of the international community. As a member of the international community, Kenya is a State party to many international treaties and it is firmly committed to both regional and international co- operations in its effort to prevent conflict and restore peace in the Horn of Africa. Kenya is also State party in promoting and protecting international human rights. As evidence of our commitment, Kenya has ratified over 28 multilateral treaties. It has also ratified over 108 international conventions, 19 protocols, over six charters and is a party to a number of international strategies and plans of action. This Report that the President tabled is classified into different thematic areas, that is, human rights and the environment. It also deals with the following aspect in each of the treaties that I have read, from multilateral treaties, to conventions, protocols, charters and a number of action plans. These include the national interests of our country, obligations created to the Government, the reporting mechanisms, the challenges faced in the implementation of these treaties as a country and the recommendations."
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