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    "id": 1276524,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hilary Kosgei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Motion by the Member for Konoin Constituency, Hon. Brighton, on children who are deprived of their liberty because of the circumstances their parents found themselves in. Sitting in the Departmental Committee on Social Protection, it has come to my attention and that of the Committee that the whole world is pumping resources to secure the vulnerable members of their societies, including the deprived children. In our laws, there are those children we call “circumstantial children” who are born when their parent are incarcerated and are in prisons. They have a right to education from age one to four. However, the programme on circumstantial children does not cater for the other many children who find themselves orphaned or their parents fought and are in prison and they were left vulnerable. We are, therefore, calling for the amendment of the Bill to include such children. We are also asking the Members of this House to support the State Department for Social Security and Protection under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection with finances so that it can expand programmes of this nature up to and including, developing special schools for free education for children under this category and cater from childhood up to the time they attain 18 years. There are many circumstances that lead to such situations but we ignore them most of the time. Time has come for us, as a nation, to make sure that we leave no child behind as we plan for the progress and development of children who are lucky to have parents. I, therefore, support this Motion and urge the House to consider additional funding to the State Department for Social Security and Protection towards this endeavour. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 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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