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    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you for this opportunity, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank my colleague for bringing this Motion to the Floor of the House. I am a Catholic from birth and I must declare my interest from the word go. As Catholics, our dogma and teachings are expressly clear on sexual orientation. There could be other Christian sects that have a different view about this matter, but as a Catholic, that is my foundation. The book of Leviticus states that if a man has a sexual relationship with another man, they have done a disgusting thing and both shall be put to death. They are responsible for their own death. There is no other way. The national values in the Constitution of Kenya are expressly clear. I would like to read Article 11 of the Constitution on the culture of Kenya. It is also very clear. “11. (1) This Constitution recognises culture as the foundation of the nation and as the cumulative civilisation of the Kenyan people and nation.” Hon. Temporary Speaker, what does our culture say? A man shall leave his father’s house and together with the woman he finds, start a home. Our culture never contemplated or talked of any other arrangement other than what is expected. The same book of Leviticus states that if a man has sexual relations with an animal, he and the animal shall be put to death. 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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