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    "id": 541908,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support this Bill. The Bill is long overdue. The annexed Ottawa Convention that Kenya is seeking to bring into effect provides that once a state country becomes a member, they should effect it within four years and if there are difficulties, within 10 years. I am not sure whether Kenya has ratified this treaty but if we have not, I suspect that we are way out of time, given the time when this treaty was passed. Nonetheless, I am happy that it is here today. The reason as to why I say so is because this law will put an end to the suffering of the casualties that are caused by the anti-personnel mines, especially relating to the vulnerable, and more so children. When I was the Director of the Cradle, I had the occasion of dealing with a lot of cases where children were maimed by anti-personnel mines in Isiolo. In that instance, the United Kingdom (UK) Government undertook, after a lengthy case in Kenya and in the UK, to compensate the victims. It is, however, not often that you will be fortunate to have such a situation. I am also the Chairperson of Parliamentarians for Global Action, Kenya Chapter."
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