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    "id": 732744,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 1st December, 2016, and pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, approves the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. This is a very important Treaty. If Kenya ratifies it, many Kenyans will benefit. The representation that was made by Commissioner Josephine Sinyo, representing people with special needs and Grace Tume Wario, a blind young girl from Dirib Gombo Location in my constituency is one of the reasons why as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, I felt that this House should be urged to approve and, by extension, ratify the Marrakesh Treaty. On Tuesday, 29th March, 2016, the Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly tabled in this House the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. The Treaty, from that point, was committed to our Committee. Our Committee sat many times both in Nairobi and Mombasa to get views from the public. This is in accordance with the Constitution; to allow for public participation. I want to report to the House that we had presentation from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) which was represented by its Chairman; the Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC); the Kenya Copyright Board and other institutions which were interested in this particular Treaty. Pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012 and the second Schedule of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly, once ratified the Treaty shall become part of our Kenyan laws as provided for under Article 2(6) of the Constitution. This Article provides that any treaty or convention ratified in Kenya shall form part of the laws of Kenya under this Constitution. During the consideration of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled, the Committee, 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, met with all the partners who were interested in this Treaty. The Republic of Kenya joined the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 1971. Kenya acceded to the Berne Convention for Protection of Literacy and Artistic Works in on 11th March, 1993. The convention came into force on 11th June, 1993. The convention was domesticated through the Copyright Act, Cap.130 of the Laws of Kenya. Kenya is also signatory to other copyright treaties like the Universal Copyright Convention, Paris Act and the agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, 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."
}