{"id":866967,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/866967/?format=json","text_counter":134,"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"},"content":"It is my understanding that these utterances portrayed me, based on the calls I have received in relation to the same, as a dishonest person, lacking in integrity and seeking to benefit from the cause of vulnerable and disadvantaged children. I wish to set the record straight that the proposed amendments were informed by the fact that there is a comprehensive Bill in relation to the Children Act that is pending with the Office of the Attorney-General that would deal with these issues comprehensively. Further, I did not wish to see a situation where one organisation, the Child Welfare Society of Kenya, was granted monopoly to deal with adoptions as monopolies often lead to abuse. That is a position I still hold."}