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"speaker_name": "February 10, 2016 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. Wangari",
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Senate Bill No. 1 of 2015). This Bill seeks to amend the Employment Act in order to provide for maternity leave for adoptive parents. The way the Employment Act is today, it only contemplates that you only get maternity or paternity leave if you have sired and have a biological child. The Constitution is very clear on the rights of children, read together with the Children Act, in terms of protection by the law and they do not anticipate the separation of these children, whether an adopted or biological child. Therefore, the process of adoption in this country is quite tedious ---"
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