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    "id": 956486,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/956486/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " The pull is strong on this side. I was just saying that I am very happy that at least for once we have an international instrument on Beijing that is not just about women. Beijing is not just about women’s rights. We can also have other international instruments that do not have to do with women. I have looked at this. Under Article 256 of the Constitution, any treaty that is ratified by the country becomes automatically the laws of Kenya. What we are basically doing now is making law. I wish sometimes Members would understand that. Sometimes people think that we are just doing a report. This is not report. It is law making. Once we pass this Treaty, it becomes part of the laws of Kenya. If there is any part of this Treaty that we are not happy with, then we need to recommend a reservation or we can pass it with reservation, so that the country deposits the instruments of ratification, that is the authority and mandate Parliament would have given. This Treaty is very timely. I can see it was actually passed in 2012. We are still looking for signatures for it to come into effect. I congratulate Kenya because we are giving it the push that takes it towards getting the necessary life that it requires. I have looked at it and I would like The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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