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    "id": 1009033,
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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": "Madam Deputy Speaker, to highlight a few cases, not long ago, an American couple, Gregory Dow and his wife, Mary Rose, were accused of abusing children under their care in Boito, Bomet County. Gregory, 61, admitted during a federal court hearing in the United States of America (USA) to having committed the crimes in Kenya between 2013 and 2017. Apart from this, there are also numerous cases of child abductions that have been going on for a while now, with several children being reported as missing, only to be found later having been abandoned in far-flung places. One of the cases is that of 15- year-old Linda Muuo Musyimi, who was abducted when she was on her way to the shop from their house in Ongata Rongai. She was found abandoned in Mavoko four days later, despite there being movement restrictions in place. Madam Deputy Speaker, there have also been reports on the mainstream media regarding the murders of two children, Henry Jacktone and Alvina Mutheu in Kitengela. The two were abducted while they were playing outside their houses within an estate. After three months, the bodies of the two children were found in a car that was parked at a police station in Athi River. Madam Deputy Speaker, the efforts of the parents of these two children to get the truth about the mystery surrounding their deaths have been futile as their concerns have not been addressed, and no one from the security team has reached out to them. I can only imagine the anguish those parents are going through as they think of the heinous act that was visited upon their innocent children. Further to the above cases, around last month, a couple from Kiambu was seen in the mainstream media, both print and electronic, stating that they were looking for well- wishers to take care of their two children. The couple premised their action on the unbearable economic effects of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Article 53 (e) of the Constitution states clearly that every child has a right to parental care and protection. It is unfortunate that the society is slowly losing its sense of social responsibility and moral fabric on children’s issues. No amount of excuse is acceptable for being irresponsible. COVID-19 is no justification for parents to abdicate their roles. As a country, we should spare ourselves God’s wrath that may be brought about by failing to appreciate the gifts that He gives mankind, that is, the gift of children, who become an invaluable inheritance. Madam Deputy Speaker, again, most recently, a woman murdered her four children in Naivasha and blamed her actions on evil spirits within her. The four were interred at Kinangop. May the souls of these four innocent children, whose lives were cut short by none other than their own mother, rest in peace. Harmful cultural practices and other forms of violence on children should not be condoned in any way. Perpetrators of such heinous acts ought to be brought to book in order to serve as a warning to people who may not care about respecting the rights of 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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