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    "speaker_name": "Elgeyo Marakwet County, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I appreciate because I have really waited for the chance. First of all, I appreciate Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a and her Committee for bringing this very important issue. It is the right of every child to be taken care of. In layman’s language, we say that children do not apply or request to be born. It should, therefore, be the responsibility of the two parents. Many times, you find that the people, especially non-Kenyans, who come here and sire kids with our children and have means, but the mothers or fathers who are left with those children are people who are barely surviving. They do not have a stable job or anything to support those children. It is, therefore, very important to note that whenever somebody has given birth, he/she should know that the child is his/her responsibility for life. You will find that many of the children who have found themselves in those crossroads are left with one child, especially the ones that emanated from the construction of roads here in Kenya. Such children might never be upright because they will keep asking themselves many questions and seeking to find out who their parents are. They are not only the ones who are getting tortured. At times, those parents, because they are not able, leave the children to others. Some leave them with their grandmothers, aunties and the community. Many of these Members of Parliament will tell you that many times, when they do fundraisings, they raise children whose one parent has absconded their duty and left it to the other parent who might not be able to take care. This Motion is very important and must be supported. As we discuss foreigners or people having kids with locals and leaving them, it is also very important to think about those who are doing it locally and leaving them. As much as we have the law, we have never fully enforced it. It is not easy for the parents who are left to take care of the children, while others are having a field day out there. The law does not support them fully. It is not free; it comes at a cost here in Kenya. Many people, instead of fighting for child support or looking for the people who have the responsibility of their children, they just leave it and struggle on their own. Many problems in Kenya are brought about by people who are leaving their responsibilities. That is why when we have issues like the active issue in Kilifi about Pastor Mackenzie, most of the victims are children. Some of the children are mentally tortured and some are miserable and looking for shelter. Even as we adopt the Treaty, it is also good to ask ourselves if we are giving away our right as Kenyans and our jurisdiction. As a Kenyan, I should be tried at home. It does not only apply to the people who are running away, but also to Kenyans who are running away from other countries. It will also be good to know if Kenyans 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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