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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Omingo",
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        "legal_name": "James Omingo Magara",
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    "content": "I want to sound some warning to those in girl-child activism and in support of the girl-child that it is not legislation that is going to help us. Even currently, let us get the male Ministers to speak positively about the girl-child. It is the issue of attitude change that we must now address. When you talk to the male Ministers, tell them to address the issue of women because they are in position to do so. It is that change of mentality that is important. It is high time we realised that the girl we are talking about is a mother knowing very well that men are actually close to their mothers more often than not. We should remind those men that the disadvantaged girls are actually their daughters. It is important to appreciate the fact that when we empower women, we actually empower families and communities. We know that economic development revolves around women. They are the mothers, they are the ones who cook, do gardening, carry babies on their backs and it is, therefore, important to give them capacity. It is also important to realise that families are breaking because most men are getting a little bit irresponsible. If disadvantaged women are left with the children, poverty recycles around the family. The result is that we will go down as a nation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must empower our girls by providing them with education. It is also critical that we do not just say that we are empowering them. We would like to see action. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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