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    "id": 930345,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/930345/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bura, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Wario",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ali Wario",
        "slug": "ali-wario"
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    "content": "In addition, Hon. Deputy Speaker, the steering committee reviewed the framework for child protection in Kenya, identified gaps in the draft Children Bill, and has made recommendations for consideration. My Committee will liaise with the Ministry in fast-tracking the process. With regard to the last response, my Committee is aware of various actions taken by the Ministry to safeguard the interest of children in the country as follows: 1. The Children Act, 2001 ensures that children’s rights and welfare are safeguarded. The Act is currently undergoing amendments and Parliament will have an input in the process. 2. The development of the National Plan of Action on Children and the National Children Policy to enhance child protection by the Ministry. 3. There are Charitable Children Institutions Regulations, 2004, Adoption Regulations, 2005 and several guidelines to enhance child protection in the country. 4. The Ministry has issued a moratorium on inter-country adoption and registration of new charitable children’s institutions to prevent child trafficking and abuse. 5. There is a pilot programme on transition of institutional care of children to family-based care in Kisumu, Nyamira and Kiambu counties. These reforms are geared to strengthen family-based care as opposed to institutional care of children."
}