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    "id": 1008626,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, I congratulate and support Sen. Kwamboka for this Statement. It has become a national crisis where there are unprecedented cases of teenage pregnancies in the country. The sad part is that sometimes there are people who take advantage of young girls. There is also a case from Murang’a where a 9-year old girl was also found to be pregnant. This has been the biggest problem in this country. It could be done by boys or people who take advantage of these girls. When we passed the Sexual Offences Act, it was supposed to ensure such perpetrators who take advantage of young girls below 18 years as provided by the law are punished. This is a unique challenge for parents, especially now that we have had cessation of movement and lockdown. I heard the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Prof. Magoha, and education stakeholders including the inter-religious forum say that schools will resume in January 2021. That is a challenge to parents and guardians. Parents must come out strongly and monitor where their children are. I heard a case in the news yesterday where a girl left Kericho and went all the way to Bomet, yet the parents were not aware. Therefore, we have a big challenge as parents and guardians to ensure that--- I hope that the Committee that the Statement from Sen. Kwamboka will be committed to will look at it and tell us what the problem is. Is it a societal issue? Are our morals eroded? Is there a problem that we are allowing too much internet and funny ideas? The other day, somebody by the name of Joan was trending on Twitter . She was showing her home. Are our teenagers so much exposed? Do we have a problem? Madam Deputy Speaker, in fact, even when we use all the advances in technology like televisions and other things, there is always need for parental guidance. Should we activate that as parents and guardians in this country? Is there a problem in this country that needs to be fixed? It is so sad. I think it is a serious state of affairs, and we are worried for the future generations. As my colleagues have said, some of these children are still under age. They might not be physically mature, but they are not stable in terms of mental capacity. 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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