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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, the Cabinet Memorandum on the ratification of this Agreement was laid on the Table of the House on 19th July 2016. Subsequently, it was committed to the Departmental Committee on Health for consideration, pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act 2012, and to report back to this House. Once ratified, this Agreement becomes part of the laws of Kenya as provided for in Article 2(6) of our Constitution, which provides that any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the law of Kenya under this Constitution. In considering this Agreement, the Committee held a total of five sittings. We also had a comprehensive brief on the matter from the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Parliamentary Budget Office. Pursuant to Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution on public participation and Section 8(3) of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act of 2012, the Committee placed an advertisement in two dailies on Thursday, 4th August 2016 requesting for submission of memoranda on the subject matter. The Committee did not receive any submission from the public. The Committee also invited the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) for Health, National Treasury, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Interior and Coordination of National Government, and the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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