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    "id": 939555,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/939555/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to move that the Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2019) be read a Second Time. The aim of this Bill is to amend the Registration of Persons Act and the Births and Deaths Registration Act in order to make provisions for the registration of intersex persons. Intersex persons can be defined as persons born with sex characteristics including genitals, gonads, and chromosomes that do not fit the typical binary notions of male or female bodies. Traditionally, human beings have been broadly categorized as either male or female based on reproductive functions. The Registration of Persons Act was enacted in 1949 to make provision for the registration of persons and for the issuance of an identity card. On the other hand, the Births and Deaths Registration Act was enacted in 1926 to provide for the notification and registration of births and deaths. Whereas these two laws have been amended several times over the years, they provide for registration of persons along the binary classification of either male or female. Recognition of persons in Kenya in terms of sexes as either male or female has caused intersex persons countless challenges including; discrimination, stigmatization, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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