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    "id": 1216711,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13577,
        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to oppose the decision of the Supreme Court on this matter, of allowing the registration of an association of the LGBTQ. In the ruling, the Supreme Court was relying on the Bill of Rights that is enshrined in our Constitution. However, the framers of the Constitution, knew that even though there are rights of every Kenyan, there must be limitation to those rights. The Supreme Court should have also read the limitation of rights and fundamental freedoms. This is why in the Constitution, there is a Bill of Rights, but at the same time, there is limitation to those freedoms. I am one happy Senator today because the President has pronounced himself on this matter. We oppose same sex marriages, gayism and lesbianism. In fact, I will be speaking to my County Assembly of Uasin Gishu to ban any activity related to lesbianism and gayism. Any social club that will be seen to promote these activities, they must be removed and closed. We must make the opposition known. I want to tell the West that if the aid coming to Africa is on condition that we must accept gayism and lesbianism for us to receive, we are ready, as Africans and Kenyans to even die for that one principle. We cannot accept, and we will not accept to be whipped by the West. This debate is coming at the right time where the African continent must rise and refuse to be intimidated by the West. We know that there are countries funding these activities, sponsoring Non- Governmental Organisations(NGOs) who are doing recruitment. We are going to name and shame them. It is not lost that these countries who have also been advancing us loans at very exorbitant interest rates have been giving themselves loans from the IMF and the World Bank at zero point zero something interest rate. These are the funds they want to bring to this country to promote those activities. The Senate will put regulations guiding that all funds that come to this country that in any way are associated with promoting this kind of behaviour that is not acceptable to us. We are going to tell them, “thank you, we would rather die than have their money.” We are going to oppose this. I urge our principals in secondary schools, primary schools and institutions of higher learning that they must be on the lookout of any funny behaviours in the school. Such activities must be wiped out in our institutions of learning."
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