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    "speaker_name": "Teso South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mary Emaase",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also join my colleagues to contribute to this important Motion. As a mother, it breaks my heart every time I see a child suffering or dropping out of school because the parent was jailed for one reason or the other. Every day we see children becoming homeless because their only dependents have been jailed our hearts cry out to them. When I saw this Motion proposing the establishment of a fund to protect such children, I had to speak to it. As alluded to by the Mover of this Motion, Section 53 of the Constitution advocates for the rights of children to be protected from abuse, violence and any form of violence. It is every child’s right to grow up in a conducive environment where there is love and trust – in a home with someone they can trust, look up to, confide in and get counseling from. Children need to grow up in an environment where they can become responsible citizens. If a child loses counsel, guidance and support, then we are likely to lose a generation. Those children born of parents who find themselves in prison deserve to be protected and provided for like any other child. With those remarks, I support the Motion and urge all my colleagues to support it."
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