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    "id": 1368028,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Oburu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 194,
        "legal_name": "Oburu Ngona Odinga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. Some of these young people enjoy interrupting me. They also want me to know them. This is a serious situation. I know of a lady in my area who slept out of their home for one night and because of the love the father had for her, he was imagining what could have happened overnight to her girl while sleeping out. He took a spear and threw it at her. The lady disappeared and only came back after 35 years with children who were almost at that age when her father died. Our society would not want their girls, particularly in the community I come from to lose their virginity because of our culture. We used to respect virginity. We used to expect that our girls would be married when they were virgins. These were the old days. These days that does not happen. However, this is something that happens in other ways in terms of love for our children. The protection being provided by the Bill is that a girl-child who gets pregnant while in school will not only sit for her exams, but also continue with schooling with support from both national and county governments. A girl and a boy child should be enjoying equal rights. The boy who causes that damage to that girl goes scot-free and continues with his education unhindered, whereas the girl goes through stigma, trauma and suffering. The girl must be given all sorts of support by society so that she can continue to get her education, enjoy her rights and be useful to society. When you educate a girl, you educate the nation. When you educate a boy, sometimes the boys are just around you and want your property, some of them even kill their parents. However, the girls are supportive. I love my girls. They support the parents and are the happiness of the family. They support the family and must be encouraged to study. Our society did not encourage girls to get education. They thought that girls were meant for a dowry so that parents get money to educate the boys. Nevertheless, the society has changed and the girl-child must be looked at as an asset, not for making money or paying a dowry, but for contributing to the development of the nation. Equally or even better than the men. 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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