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    "id": 402447,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms) S.W. Chege",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 884,
        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "In order to reach the girl, they requested the ward representative to call the father immediately for him to assist them to trace the girl. The ward representative, however, reported back that the father said that he could not trace the girl. Then he says that he instructed the Principal together with the ward representative to trace the chief also to ensure that they had traced the girl to sit for the examination. It is, however, reported that by the time they were writing this report, the girl had never showed up to sit for the examination. I want this House to know that this is a report from the County Director which indicates that the Principal and the Deputy Principal said that the student went to the school on 22nd November, to sit for her English Paper and proceeded to the examination room after the morning prayers. That means that she was not late. They said that the Principal and the Deputy Principal, however, took her writing items like the clipboard and the pen and ordered the student to go outside the classroom and the school compound despite the student requesting for a letter from KNEC barring her from sitting for the examination. There is also something here that says that the Board of Management had already made up its mind. The school Principal, Mr. Peter Kinyororo Lichoo informed the student that she did not qualify to sit for exams after she had missed classes when she was pregnant. He said that he was acting on orders from the Board of Governors. We also need to take the Ministry to task on the answers that they have given us because there is a contradiction on the answers given from the DEO, the County Director of Education and this report from the TSC. I want to ask for more time, so that we can further interrogate the issues. I want to challenge the leadership from Meru County. We know that it is a very bad sign when young girls get pregnant. This is not only for the Meru County, but we, as the leadership, need to talk to our girls and encourage them to finish school without getting pregnant. However, when it happens, no girl should be punished. I also want to speak to the men and the Members in this House. Kindly, help us to talk to our men. It is illegal and criminal for anyone to impregnate a girl under the age of 18 years. I am also hoping that the administration will take stern steps against men who make these girls pregnant when they are under the age of 18 years. I ask for more time and as we go to Mount Elgon, we will also go to Meru. We will invite Members when the Cabinet Secretary will be coming to meet the Committee, so that we can give a conclusive answer on this matter."
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