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    "id": 939596,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "bring changes in this country in terms of registration of intersex persons. This will make Kenya stand out among many countries in the world. Article 59 of the Constitution, together with the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights Act of 2011, ensures that there is promotion and protection of human rights in Kenya, including safeguarding the rights of intersex persons. This Bill has come at the right time. It is interesting to know that persons who are intersex have had to suffer for a long time. I had time to attend a breakfast meeting with Sen. Mwaura where one parent stood up and explained the stigma they have undergone. We ended up shedding tears. That particular mother has had to shift many times from where she has been staying. That is not even the end of the story. Despite the fact that she would shift from one place to another, somebody would follow her with some information that there was somebody living with a strange child in her village. You can visualize how the mother and the child were stigmatized. A commission was mandated in 2017 to collect information and to do a comparative approach to care, treatment and protection of intersex persons. They were to also look at the existing policies, in this case, the legislation as well as medical administrative structure, but that policy has not helped this particular group of people. I believe that this Bill will help us realize better things for this group of people."
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