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    "id": 1303763,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "If this Bill is enacted and we have partnerships within the national Government and county governments, it will be a good thing. You cannot condemn a child to stop her education simply because she has become a parent while she is a child. These mistakes happen in life. I can tell you that I know very prominent Kenyans whose parents became parents when they were children at 17 years old. However, because they were given a chance, they were able to finish school and educate those children who are now prominent citizens in the society. There has been this stereotype in our villages that if you become a child-mother, your future is doomed. That should not be the case. Let us accept that these members of the society who may find themselves in a situation of becoming parents at a very early age should be given a second chance. I am very happy with the spirit of this Bill. It is advocating that these children be given a chance to go back to society. More importantly, it is advocating that we must take care of the welfare of those children. As the parent goes back to school, we must take care of the child who remains behind. We must take into cognisance that the child who has become a parent does not have the means. If you go to some advanced countries such as Australia, they amended their Constitution in 1967 to have social support programmes, where people who become parents and you are able to establish to the satisfaction of the State that they are not able to support the child, the Government will give them US$1,500 every month to support the child. These children are the future. If war broke out today, every Kenyan will be called upon to defend their country. So, we must bring up the young generation cognisant that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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