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    "id": 993882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13216,
        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.141 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders, I beg to move that The Reproductive Healthcare Bill (Senate Bills No.23 of 2019) be read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to ensure that each level of Government prioritizes reproductive health by imposing obligations on them to ensure the availability of reproductive healthcare services, including requiring them to provide adequate financial resources in their respective budgets to meet the obligations. Article 43(1) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees every person the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including the right to reproductive healthcare. Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, as read together with the First Schedule to the Health Act, further obligates county governments to manage health delivery at Level 1 through Level 5 hospitals. Although Section 6 of the Health Act (2017) provides that every person has the right to reproductive healthcare, the following gaps have been observed. (1) The roles of the county government vis-à-vis those of the national Government with regard to provision of reproductive healthcare are not well defined; a situation that has resulted in inadequate resourcing of reproductive healthcare by either level of government. (2) The country is yet to establish a legislative framework to regulate assisted reproductive health services. (3) There is need to protect the rights of persons of child-bearing age by outlawing sterilization of persons without prior consent of parents. (4) There is need to establish a framework through which adolescents can receive age appropriate reproductive healthcare services. (5) There is also need to crystalize the gains of the Executive Order that led to issuing of free maternal health to ensure the continued gains in respect to the improved maternal mortality ratio. Madam Temporary Speaker, by virtue of Article 2 of the Constitution, Kenya is obligated to ensure adherence to international treaties that she has assented to. Kenya assented to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1972 and the Convention of the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 1984. Both conventions obligate the partner states to ensure physical and mental health to its citizens, access to specific education information to help ensure the health and wellbeing of families and access to adequate healthcare facilities, including information, counselling, and services in family planning. Madam Temporary Speaker, Kenya has committed to the Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, Kenya has committed to target goal No.3.7 and undergo goal No.3 to good health and wellbeing. In this regard, Kenya has pledged to ensure that by 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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