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"speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion, which urges the Government to develop and implement childcare programme for children whose parents are incarcerated. I would like to speculate that our dear colleague, Hon. Brighton Yegon, was probably inspired by Matthew 35-39 in the Bible which says: I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me. I was sick and you looked after me. I was in prison and you came to visit me. I would like to make some suggestions that should go on record as part of what should form that childcare programme. Firstly, I propose that in developing it, the Government or the State Department concerned should establish a foster care programme for the children whose parents are incarcerated. There should always be somebody standing in loco parentis with respect to those children. The first point of call should be the other parent, if it is one parent who is incarcerated. The second one should be a close relative, foster home or childcare home. There should be very clear guidelines as to how those processes should be handled in case one or both parents are incarcerated. Secondly, I propose that the Government considers establishing a special bursary scheme for children whose parents are in prison for purposes of their education. I once had the opportunity to be the first person to conduct a Harambee in Kamiti Maximum prison for my friend who had spent 18 years there. His children became of age. He needed money to educate them at the university. The late Commissioner Isaiah Osugo, may God rest his soul in eternal 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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