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    "id": 1217865,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kaloleni, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Katana",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to join my colleagues in condemning the ruling of the Supreme Court. As Africans, we have our own cultural values that the West, especially the Americans, must respect them. This country is guided by the rule of law; that is the Constitution. The Supreme Court contradicted itself because they had earlier on said that homosexuality is not allowed in our country as per the Constitution. How are the same Judges now saying that gays and lesbians have a right? What a contradiction! The Supreme Court Judges must apologise to Kenyans. I am afraid that this House is slowly losing its authority to the Judiciary through the backdoor. Therefore, this House must stamp its authority. I am a Catholic by faith, and I know the teachings to not allow homosexuality. Both the Bible and the Quran pronounce themselves that marriage is for a man and a woman. What feelings would I have for another man? This is the cleverest way by the West, especially the Americans, to reduce the population in Africa, and Kenya is a target. There is an ongoing conference in Belgium and we have a Kenyan delegation. I had the privilege in January to be in Arizona through the invitation of the Family Watch International. One of the clauses in the so-called trade was that we should embrace comprehensive sexual education for us to get aid. This is the second colonisation by the West. If we have to embrace homosexuality for us to get aid, then we do not need it in Kenya. I am calling upon our President, who is a Christian and a family man, to address the nation on the issue of LGBTQ. I am calling upon all Kenyans from the political and religious divide to come together and condemn those activities. We all saw what happened in Kisii; young children were being asked to demonstrate homosexuality. Young children were being asked to perform homosexual practices. Those people are here. They have penetrated all the institutions of this country, and there is a lot of money in circulation. They have agents in this country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we should be allowed to practice what is good for us. We should not be dictated by the West, particularly the Americans. Let them encourage their bad behaviors in their country and let us be. They should not colonize us or give us aid with conditions. Look at a scenario where if my mother was married to another woman, or my father was married to another man, would I be here? What are they telling us? Even animals are not attracted to their own genders. Therefore, why are they mocking our living God? God created a man and a woman and we should condemn those acts. We should not blame anybody but, instead, come together and say: “No! Enough is enough.” If it is through aid from the West or the USA, let them withdraw their aid. We do need it but let them leave us with our African and Christian values. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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