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    "id": 624659,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Kenya has taken a bold radical step in our Constitution in domesticating these treaties and also in reflecting, for instance, this very important treaty, namely, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Article 43 of our Constitution. It is now upon us, as Parliamentarians, to make sure that every Budget that we pass leads to the progressive realisation of those treaties. I will skip one of the points there because I mentioned it in the beginning. Some treaties have been ratified since 2013. I will give an example of the Bali Package on the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Even the last WTO Ministerial Conference at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, we saw very little formal engagement of Parliament. If we really want to make sure that we are a country that leads properly on our international obligations, this House must do its part. We must engage with the Government and require that they bring these issues to the Committee. I see time is not on our side. So, let me rush. I wanted to quickly comment on two last things."
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