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    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was a bit concerned being a father of daughters because I want to contribute to this very emotive debate. We are talking about sexuality with regard to our children and what we should do as parents to ensure we guard and protect them with all we have to ensure their future is bright. I want to congratulate the Member for Kirinyaga County who is a very young lady. That is why it is very important for us to support this Motion because it makes a lot of sense. Health and sex education are emotive issues and will bring a lot of controversy as far as churches are concerned. I think it is very important for us to say the truth. We can no longer continue burying our heads in the sand whereas what is happening outside there is worrying. Previous speakers have talked about the issue of social media like TikTok and Facebook. At night if you go to TikTok, you realise we need regulations to control what is happening because it is quite alarming. Pornography and sexual activities are happening on TikTok sites. We need to come up with a Bill or Motion on the need to educate our children and tell them that sex is a way of life and at the end of the day, there are things they should hold on to until they attain a certain age. We have seen a discussion on social media where teachers tell children when they go home during the long holidays, that they should not allow anyone to touch certain parts of their bodies. This is emotive and good because we need to educate and tell them what should not be done to them at a certain age. We should set age limits for these studies and maybe they should begin in junior high school. We can agree that between grades six, seven and eight, we can begin very comprehensive talks about sexual matters and be told the truth. They should not experience it out there practically. They can be taught as we were taught during biology lessons in secondary school. We need to teach them these issues so that they can take care of themselves. We even have children who are mothers and fathers taking care of very young children. Parents sometimes bear this burden. At the end of the day, if a child gets pregnant at Class Six or Seven and cannot take care of the baby, the burden is transferred to the parent. Therefore, we need to agree on this. Do we go with the age of 11, early adulthood or puberty? This is a discussion that we will probably have as a nation. If we do not do this and continue to bury our heads in the sand, this will eventually come to bite us. On the issue of social media, parents need to have this conversation with their children. I am a father of an 11-year-old girl, and I sometimes wonder whether I should talk to her as far as her life and the body changes she is experiencing are concerned. We need to allow the Government to develop a curriculum that will address some of those particular health issues like HIV/AIDS. We cannot ignore and assume that HIV/AIDS is no longer in existence. This is happening in our country. If you look at the statistics that were released the other day, in 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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