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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Clause 18 of the Bill sets out the conditions under which the surrogate parenthood agreement may be terminated. Clause 21 of the Bill seeks to ensure that- (a) the commissioning parents or commissioning parents are named as the parents of the child in the birth notification, certificates and any other official document that requires the names of the parents of the child. (b) the provisions seek to ensure that the child acquires the citizenship of the commissioning parents. Furthermore, the provisions seek to ensure that the child acquires the citizenship of the commissioning parent or parents. Clause 39 of the Bill seeks to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act in order to ensure that children born through the surrogacy agreement are registered as children of the commissioning parent or parents. Madam Temporary Speaker, in July 2013, the Government committed to fund a free maternal healthcare programme. As a result, more women were able to access the services of skilled health providers. This could be one of the reasons the maternal mortality ratio decreased to 362 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2014 from 488 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2008. In a bid to crystallise the gains of the free maternity programme, the Bill under Clause 24, provides that the national Government and county governments collaborate to provide free antenatal care delivery services and postpartum care in all healthcare facilities in the national health system. 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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