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    "id": 1368044,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1368044/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "I join Sen. M. Kajwang’ and Sen. Kinyua in making the nation know that the Senate is not discussing this Bill as a way of saying that we want to encourage children to become parents. That is not the intention. The African charter on the rights of the children is very clear that anytime you are discussing a legislation, the paramount thing you look at is the best interest of the child. As a caring nation, we cannot abandon the welfare of a child simply because that child is a child of a child. That will be reckless and being an uncaring society. It is good to bring it to the fore that there are many ways through which a child can become a parent. An example is the very many unfortunate incidences that have happened in Nyamira County in the last two weeks. Two weeks ago, robbers attacked a family in Keroka, Kirir Village. This family was staying together. The Principal of Nyasiongo High School, Ezekiel Okei, the wife is a nominated Member of County Assembly (MCA) in Nyamira called Zipporah Matundura and their brother is a County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in the County Government of Nyamira called Kennedy Angwenyi. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just to demonstrate how heartless thugs within Kenya can be, they attacked the family, robbed them of phones and ATM cards, went to the ATM machine and withdrew money. However, the most unfortunate incident is that they defiled two young children in the presence of those three prominent citizens of Nyamira County. You can imagine. You do not know what would be the result of such an incident. It could be unfortunate that those children may end up becoming children parents; such a heinous crime being committed in front of such prominent Kenyans. Just yesterday, at Kebirigo Market, a young boda boda guy called Abiud Matara, a ‘hustler,’ after doing his boda boda business during the day, was attacked and killed by thugs. I have just sent a message to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and National Administration telling him that as leaders of Nyamira County, we want him to respond to the insecurity we are witnessing. The relation to this Bill with what I am telling you is that this young man called Abiud Matara is a parent of children somewhere. You may find that such children, if you do not have a society that is caring, you may have young children, maybe a daughter that is eight years, because of that unfortunate incident, somebody may engage in some acts of passion and become a parent simply because you have lost your parent at a very early age. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we speak to this Bill, we are not saying there are people engaging in pleasure who become parents at an early age. There are other factors beyond our control. I hope the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration is watching this. We need him in Nyamira County. That is not normal. I do not think that has happened in Laikipia or Bomet counties. We do not want to hear that every time the Cabinet Secretary is out there addressing insecurity---"
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