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    "id": 109404,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/109404/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Mathenge",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 77,
        "legal_name": "Esther Murugi Mathenge",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to appeal to Members of Parliament and Kenyans at large, especially the clergy, that deleting articles 2, 3 and 4 is a must. Clause 1 of Article 26 clearly addresses the right to life of every person in Kenya. It reads: “Every person has the right to life.” That sums it all and all other issues should be addressed through Acts of Parliament for the following reasons. The Committee of Experts in their report indicated that the Christians, the Muslims, traditionalists and scientists were not in agreement on when life starts. But I want to state that the woman is very positive when life starts. She knows that life starts immediately the sperm of her partner joins her egg. That is when conception starts. That is why women resort to the morning after pill. If we go ahead and include Article 2, we are saying that we cannot allow family planning in this Republic of Kenya. We have made a lot of headway in the mother and child healthcare in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals and also in regard to the Vision 2030. If we do"
}