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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support Sen. Miraj’s Bill on the care of child parents. As a parent and a leader, it is scary to imagine the situation of children getting children. When that unfortunate situation happens and a human being brought into the world, then both children, or may even be three children, need care. They may be three because sometimes the father of the child and the child involved are all children. It is a scary situation, but these are human beings. People whose lives are still in formation. They still need care from parents, community and law enforcers and from the Government of the day. I support that these children need to be given a conducive environment, be it in school or at home. In situations where these children do not have parents and they get children, there should be shelters where they can be taken care of. I agree with colleagues who have put caution that this does not mean that we are encouraging children to get babies. We are addressing a situation that is not a normal occurrence, but needs to be taken care of by law. So, these children will need care. It is also good to take this opportunity to say that in most situations, you find that the law is used punitively and harshly on the underage boy who, just like the girl, was not in a position to make proper decisions. So, the law should not be applied punitively to the boy child. Both the boy and the girl may need rehabilitation and taken back to school. The child that has been brought forth should be taken care of by the society. When we were going around during the campaign time, I went to various parts of Kajiado County. I realised that there are parts of Kajiado County where I saw little girls. I imagine they must have been young girls because it cannot happen that in a whole crowd, so many women were small-bodied. 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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