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    "id": 861885,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/861885/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
        "slug": "millie-odhiambo-mabona"
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    "content": " Sorry. I meant Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you have reached a level where you can qualify to be both Mr. and Madam Speaker. You have done an excellent job such that you qualify to be both. During the constitutional review process, the church opposed the Constitution partly because of Article 2(6) that provides that international laws and treaties that are ratified by Kenya shall automatically become part of the laws of Kenya. To correct that, I tabled the Treaty- Making and Ratification Act and through that Act, we now see so many treaties coming before the Floor of the House. It is because of that, that we now have this Protocol coming before the Floor of the House. It is an excellent practice because it enables Parliament to be involved in agreements that Kenya undertakes out of the country. This, therefore, precludes the things that the church was scared of which is that we might be entering into agreements on things that Kenya is not very comfortable with. Once you ratify a treaty, it becomes part of the laws of Kenya. Now that Parliament is part of the legislative process, we are also involved in the ratification process. It also gives the public a chance to participate through public participation. I am very happy because I have looked at all the organisations that came before the Committee. There were organisations dealing with children’s issues, cancer and several organisations that give warnings about the effect of tobacco on the lives of Kenyans. The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products is based on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Kenya has already ratified and domesticated through the Tobacco Control Act. What remains for us as a country, therefore, is to ratify and domesticate The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}