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    "speaker_name": "Kericho County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to reply. Firstly, I thank all the Members who have taken a keen interest in this Bill. I realised that issues to do with children touch everybody. From all the Members who have contributed, it is very clear that, as a House, we need to take children’s issues very seriously. They have given me many points to note. Firstly, I need to find out whether this is a Money Bill or not. I will request the Budget and Appropriations Committee to look into it. Secondly, I appreciate the fact that some of our Members have taken a step to support the teen mothers to go back to school. Hon. Zamzam has echoed the same. I am the County Woman Representative for Kericho County. I am proud because I have taken over 250 teen mothers back to school. Just as Hon. Janet has said, those are vulnerable children. Among the girls I picked was a girl who was brewing local beer. Because of this programme of full scholarship, she went back to school and is now in Form Two. She left two children under the care of her mother, who is still brewing. Children who give birth to children need to be supported. Some of them run away from home because of the circumstances that they find themselves in. Their parents are very poor, vulnerable and cannot afford to support them. The children only get support from the so-called ‘boyfriends’ who give them about Ksh20 for sanitary towels or mandazi . That is why we need to give them the support. All the Members who have spoken have agreed to allow those children to go back to school and incorporate this Bill in the Children’s Act, 2022. It is very clear from the Members that we have very many pieces of legislation that are dealing with children that need to be incorporated in the Children’s Act. However, I will still push this Bill to be supported and guided by Hon. Millie, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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