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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Allow me to give my personal views on that issue. I want to juxtapose those views with this Statement. I think it is not a good idea. One thing I have learnt over this pandemic period is that apart from schools being places where our children go to learn, they also somehow restrict our children. Therefore, they do not do the so-called funny business. Madam Deputy Speaker, the more the children stay at home, the higher the rate of pregnancies, taking into account that this virus appears not to be affecting children. So far, as per the medical evidence, it seems not to target young children. We need to propose that we allow our children to go back to school, at least for Standard Eight pupils and Form Four students. That is my view because the more they stay at home, the more many of them will continue getting pregnant. I wish to tell CS, Prof. Magoha that we may be saying that we should stay with our children at home, so that the virus does not spread, but the problems that we will get in January will be many. We will realize then that it would have been better if we allowed our children to stay in schools. Remember, we have the HIV/AIDS scourge, and we have come up with methods of living with it. We also have cancer and other forms of contagious diseases in this country. Madam Deputy Speaker, it is now time for us to come up with measures to live with this virus. We cannot allow this virus to affect everyone, our economy and children. We are now at home doing this monkey business and bringing this problem. Therefore, CS, Prof. Magoha, from where I sit, kindly reconsider your decision to reopen the schools in January. By the way, look here---"
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