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    "id": 425108,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mathenge",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Esther Murugi Mathenge",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am sure hon. Nyikal is very happy because we initiated these family Bills, but unfortunately, the then Cabinet thought it was not the right time. I am happy the Eleventh Parliament is going to approve the three family Bills. Our contention that time and which is still our contention is that we want to transform our society. How do we do this? We can only transform our society by seeking to uphold family values, teaching values like integrity, justice and equality. Those can only be learnt at the family level. So, I feel happy that what I initiated in 2009 is actually coming to fruition. That time, one of the issues that were big in the then Cabinet was the age of marriage. I had a very difficult time trying to justify why I wanted the age of marriage to be 18 years. I told the Cabinet then that in the animal world, the only animal that does not protect its young is man because it wants to defile and marry somebody who is below 18 years old. Those are children. What the hell are you doing with a child who is nine years old as your wife? That child cannot produce, cook or even feed you. So, I am very happy that they have captured this very well. 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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