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    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "propagated by members of the family? That way, this broken family unit then sends such children to the streets, where they become even more vulnerable not only to diseases and abuse, but also lack education and medical cover. Such children’s rights are constitutional and are even provided for internationally. This Motion is quite heavy. I hope the Member for Konoin can pick it up either through an ad hoc committee or with the existing committees in this House so that they conduct a fact- finding tour of all the correctional facilities. As Hon. Makali Mulu said earlier, at the end of the day, and as seen in the previous parliaments, these Motions may end up here. We urge the Government - yes - but in terms of deliverables, who does the follow up of these Motions? This also goes to the Committee on Implementation. How many Motions have we assented to in the 13th Parliament? How many are in the process of being implemented? Does it need to be a Bill? How do we hold that person to account in this House in terms of implementing these Motions? It calls to a bigger responsibility on the Committee on Implementation, the Departmental Committee on Social Protection, and the Departmental Committee on Labour. All of them must work hand-in-hand to ensure that such children, who are very important persons in this country are not left behind. Under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Programme, we said that we are not leaving any one behind yet no one speaks for vulnerable children. Children cannot be members of Parliament to sit in this House when they are minors. It is us to speak for them because we are their parents and hence representing them. Even if they do not vote, we are their voice. I hope this can be truncated to a bigger agenda that can constitute a fact-finding mission so that we can tell what correctional measures can be taken. More importantly, this House’s Committee on Implementation must table reports on the already churned out many Motions and Bills that have been assented to so that we can know how far we have gone with their implementation. With those remarks, I support the Motion and, once again, thank Hon. Brighton Yegon."
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