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    "id": 939595,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this chance to also support this Bill. I wish to begin by thanking Sen. Mwaura for bringing to light the plight of very many Kenyans who would otherwise be languishing in stigma. I wish to support this Bill which seeks to amend the Registration of Persons Act (107) and the Births and Deaths Registration Act (149) in order to provide for the registration of persons born with both female and male genitalia and other rudimentary structures as such. As Sen. Mwaura explained to us, he started talking about this issue way back because he was elected to represent Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Out of his concern, for the first time, the Kenyan Census in 2019 recognized these people. In this case we got to establish the fact that there are 1,524 intersex persons in Kenya. The KNCHR, however, estimates this population to be well over 20,000. I think the reason that we were not able to capture many of them is because this was a very short time for them to come out freely and register themselves. They ought to have been counseled and told that they are now being appreciated in society. The time was not enough to tell them that this country is now recognizing them in the same way other people are recognized. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is quite unfortunate that this group of people has had to suffer for many years because of the fact that they have a unique gender. Furthermore, having medical procedures to make them either male or female is quite expensive. The proposed Clause 9B that has been added to this Bill will go a long way to 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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