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    "id": 1008639,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I want to support Sen. Kwamboka for coming up with this Statement. During this COVID- 19 period, we need to know the role that teachers and schools play in the lives of a person. This is because it is in learning the situation that children learn so much. Sometimes parents may not be able to tell children, in the home environment, some of the things that they need to be told. We cannot blame the children because they are still very young. Think of a girl of 11 years getting pregnant. You will find that perishables entice some of these young girls. In some cases, they are given sweets or chips and end up being compromised. They are still young and their minds have not developed. There is need to follow perpetrators of these heinous acts and ensure that they are brought to book. You will find that some of these perpetrators are caretakers of these children. Some of them are even their fathers, stepfathers, chiefs and men of repute, but they walk scot-free. Unfortunately, the villain is mostly the woman most of the time, whether she is young or old. However, we have to go back to the society and see where exactly we went wrong. There is something wrong about the social and moral fabric in the society. There is need for us to review and see how parents can be roped in for them to know how they can impart information to their children. In as much as we are talking about the Ministry, the Ministry is not with the children right now. This is an indicator that schools play a very big role in the lives of people. There is need to see how to help our children, so that their education does not come to a halt. When a girl becomes pregnant, her education stops, yet the boy will continue with his education. We have to see how to salvage our children and help them. We were there and due to the role that schools played in our lives, we are where we are. 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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