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    "id": 810313,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Laikipia CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Catherine Waruguru",
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Wanjiku Waruguru",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2) (c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, regarding flawed adoption societies in Kenya. The Constitution of Kenya, the Children Act, the Sexual Offences Act and International Conventions and Protocols, provide for the legislative framework aimed at ensuring that children are not only protected, but also well taken care of. Mr. Speaker, a country that fails to take care of its children is failing to take care of its future. I am saddened by the recent story of a mother who allegedly lost her seven-day old baby under unclear circumstances and had no one to defend her, raising a question on the safety of the children of vulnerable groups. It is alleged that there exist cartels involved in child-adoption in the country comprising welfare officers, private adoption societies, the police and the Judiciary among others. I am afraid our children adopted outside the country could be victims of body parts harvesting, prostitution and other ills associated with child trafficking and/or human trafficking. His Excellency the President of Kenya on 26th November 2014, issued a moratorium prohibiting inter-country adoption following United National Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Report which ranked Kenya second in child trafficking, but it seems the said directive had not been implemented. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the following: 1. A Report on all child adoptions so far done in the last ten (10) years in the country; 2. A follow-up on the highlighted case of Ms. Monica Kawira from Nkubu in Meru County; and 3. Mechanisms in place to ensure safety of children adopted locally and internationally. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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