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    "id": 1014311,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1014311/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
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    "content": "The first question was: What measures are in place to protect teenagers from negative impact of social media, pornographic material and sexual abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown? It was responded to as follows: From the outset, let me emphasis the role of parents and guardians as the first point of call in the responsibility to protect our children. The Government cannot police all homes hence parents and guardians have a huge role to play. The Cyber Crime Unit and Child Protection Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are mandated to prevent and respond to cyber-crimes including pornographic and social media. In addition, the Government, through the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Innovation and Youth Affairs, has put in place the following measures: (a) Mapping and analysing existing Apps on adolescent health and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) information and their popularity among the youth. (b) Promoting utilisation of existing virtual platforms for health messaging on adolescent health and HIV prevention strategies and explore centralised hosting of the platforms, use of Short Message Service (SMS) or Skiza tunes, in partnership with social media. (c) Facilitating adolescents to develop their own health messages and Apps, that is, use of website or portal specific to the agenda and include a link for back office email with officers responding to questions and auto response mail system. (d) Promoting use of innovations and technology for adolescent’s health promotion and reduction of teenage pregnancy including: (i) Awareness creation materials, that is, posters or flyers, with age appropriate adolescent health messages. (ii) Engaging media, that is, talk shows, print, televisions, radio, social media. (iii) Develop mobile phone Apps and web portal for young persons. The second question was: What specific reproductive health services has the Government earmarked for teenagers to promote healthy living, discipline and responsible conduct? The response was as follows: (a) The Ministries of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs and Health as well as the National Council on Population and Development have partnered in health promotion messaging services which are generated and disseminated through various mediums. (b) The Ministry of Education has included the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Hygiene in the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) programme. Three, the preventive and promotional health department of the Ministry of Health has several initiatives towards implementation of the National Adolescent and Sexual Health Policy. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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