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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to make comments on the statement by Sen. Kibwana on the issue of unwanted pregnancies in school. I think that we are all missing the point. We can stand here, lament, make beautiful statements and condemn certain individuals yet we are not going to the root cause of the problem. The Statement presented by Sen. Kibwana has given statistics and she has stated that Nairobi City County is leading in unwanted pregnancy by 78 per cent. She has stated that Nyanza province is at 69.4 per cent. Central Province is at 78.3 per cent. What we need to ask ourselves is; what is similar in all these counties? The rate of poverty in these counties is very high. We should ask ourselves; who are these young girls who are getting pregnant in Nairobi? You will realise that these girls are from the informal sector and public schools. The rate of pregnancy in private schools is quite low. Those are the schools where the rich take their children. Those children are educated and given activities to do. The problem is that we incubate this problem and ensure that it gives birth. Later, we do not give a proper solution, we instead come and lament here. Yesterday, I was watching the news and saw that the Committee on Education of the National Assembly had been invited to the Ministry of Education. I noted that the Ministry of Education had forgotten one basic thing, which is to budget for the exams that the children take. If we are not budgeting for the exam for these children, then we are not supporting these children. We are not coming up with policies that guarantee free primary and secondary education. The question then is, how are we going to solve this issue of 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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