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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "This is a reflection of how casual this country and society treats women. I thank the male Senators who are here; Sen. Cherarkey, Sen. Wafula, Sen. Maanzo, Sen. Munyi Mundigi and Sen. Oketch Gicheru who found it important to be here for this conversation. The Temporary Speaker on the seat is also included. All of us have a relative who is female; a child, a daughter, a neighbour. I believe it is sad that Senators think this is a non-issue. In fact, in casual conversation with some of them, they felt that this is a waste of time that should be spent discussing other Bills. I mourn that fact and go on record that it is deplorable that we can have this. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, every year since 2016, we have had at least 40 girls murdered either because of their beauty because somebody is jealous that they are leaving a relationship, in domestic violence, for organ trafficking or whatever other reason. They work on the vulnerability of the poverty within the nation to prey on our girls. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these acts are condoned because the systems in place do not do what they are supposed to do. I want to call upon the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Prof. Kindiki, who is a human rights practitioner, to reign in his officers to the chiefs' level. They are the ones who determine that the issue is domestic, and there could be a negotiation, and then the next day, someone is killed. We want to call upon the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Hon. Machogu, to stop denying access to sex education and skills education for girls and boys. This will help to reduce the problems we have. We would like to call upon the CS for Health, Hon. Nakhumicha, to allocate more money to supporting adolescent children. Between 2016 and 2022, 2.3 million adolescent girls were pregnant. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you are a lawyer and you know that all these are cases of defilement but they have not been brought to book. Even as we speak about those who have been killed, many young girls are being killed because of sexual violence within the homes, schools and church precincts that are destroying the livelihood of our girls. This is a serious issue and we are calling upon the President to pronounce himself on the issue of femicide. He should set up a team in his office to investigate this issue immediately. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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