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    "id": 1299868,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "are not related and are from different sub-clans. This girl in Malinya was 17 years old and in Class 8. She conceived. These things are very complex, and because you are a lawyer and you know where I am going. So, the teacher complained and the parents went and settled the issue at home, that they do not want a contest. The parents agreed. So that it does not look like this burden has been left to the family of the girl who had conceived, they brought the girl to the family of the boy. Meanwhile, the boy had been arrested. The case went on and the girl gave evidence that she was living with the parents of this boy. Do you know what happened? The boy was jailed for 15 years; he is serving. Meanwhile, the girl has crossed 18 years old. She is now struggling in the parents’ home, not knowing what to do. So, this Bill should be so imaginative. We specifically say that where the boy has taken some measure of degree of responsibility, how far can the punishment go? This is what is confusing me and making me to implore you to think long and hard over this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I believe in culture 100 per cent. I thank God that I do not come from a culture where we support child marriages. However, this is a House of equity. We represent the interests of the people who voted for us in Kakamega County; but always remember there are people beyond the boundaries of Kakamega, who would also appreciate if we added our voice to their concern. During public participation, it would be nice to see what the pastoralist will say. They are not going to force us. Madam Temporary Speaker, on the issue of care, the people who end up suffering starts with the girl and her family. We should tweak this law so that we make sure that no man escapes from responsibility. The majority of the people who do these things are usually not little boys, but adults who take advantage of these children. We also have cases of rape. In this law, we have to see how we define the two offences; he has raped and he has made the girl pregnant. Is it enough for us just to say the person raped, we thrown him into jail and leave the responsibility with the parents? Can we not say that, as he serves in prison because he raped this girl, we pursue him either by way of pursuing his assets to ensure that he also maintains this child while the child is pregnant?"
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