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    "id": 5803,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/5803/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Shaban",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
        "slug": "naomi-shaban"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I wish to begin by making a correction regarding the title of the convention. What we have is known as “the Hague Convention of 25th October, 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction” and not adoption. This notwithstanding, Kenya has not ratified the convention in question. (b) Between the years 2008 and 2010, 197 Kenyan children have been adopted by foreigners. Figures for the year 2011 will be available at the end of the year. (c) To protect children against possible trafficking, several measures have been put in place, which include one, the National Adoption Committee approves the registration of local and foreign adoption societies to conduct adoption. This registration is valid for 12 months and it is renewable. Two, the local adoption societies declare children free for adoption and place them with their adopters as per Section 156(1) of our Children’s Act. They also receive quarterly post-adoption reports from affiliated registered foreign adoption agencies of the receiving countries for the first three years. Three, at the same time, the Government has put in place strict vetting mechanisms for anybody seeking to adopt a child. For example, the Immigration Department demands a letter of no objection from the Director of Children Services before issuing passports to adopt the children. Four, moreover, applicants have to produce authenticated adoption certificates from the Registrar-General accompanied by a High Court adoption order bearing a court seal"
}