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    "id": 441791,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "this Parliament, hon. Lina Jebii Kilimo. But she needs the support of every leader of this country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, FGM is an issue which should be dealt with by the President, this House, the Senate, governors and our religious leaders. It requires a collective religious responsibility. Hon. Fathia said that the law must be enforced. The Act is there; please, let us bring the Act back to the House. Hon. Justice Kemei talked on Lina Jebii Kilimo. Hon. Nkaissery raised a serious matter. There are a number of NGOs which do not want FGM to disappear because it has become their cash cow. Because there is a law that is coming, please bring an amendment to the House; it should not only be on FGM. NGOs are given Kshs10 billion in our constituencies. All that we see are big cars, workshops and reports. We do not see a borehole, a health centre, a school or a road done by NGOs. I am sure the donor community organizations like USAID, which I worked for before I joined this House, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Development (DFID--- If they are watching me, they must account for the money to busy bodies running around in the name of fighting FGM. In fact, they are not fighting FGM; they are using FGM as an excuse to make money. I agree with hon. (Maj-Gen.) Nkaisserry and hon. Lati. Please bring a law here just as hon. Kapondi did to provide that all men in our country be circumcised. For now, the law is not there and you cannot us the Floor of the House. Bring a law like the FGM Act. I can confirm to you that I have five sons and all of them are circumcised; they include one who is four years old. I think we have the opportunity now in the Eleventh Parliament; your Bill might go through or it might be defeated depending on the numbers on your side. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think the report I am going to lay on the Table is very critical. I salute hon. Alice Chea, although she is not here. A Member has asked for a clarification from me and she is not in the House. This also happens in the committees! How do you seek clarification from the Leader of Majority Party and then disappear? Hon. Bosire has also disappeared. This shows the kind of seriousness with which they treat this House. Where is hon. Bosire? May be, they have gone to look for Jimmy Angwenyi. As we talk about hon. Linturi, we have hon. Members who ask for clarifications-- - I hope their constituents are watching me; they sought clarifications from me but did not wait for my response. I can give the response to the House and the HANSARD. To hon. (Ms.) Alice, yes Nyamira and Kisii are serious areas and we will visit them. To hon. (Ms.) Tuya, yes you are a renowned lawyer; you are from the pastoralist community; join hands with the Senator from Meru and Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali. We will stand with you as men from the pastoralist community. We have a responsibility. Our Chairman, Hon. (Maj-Gen.) Nkaisserry is here. Let us, the pastoralists, walk the talk. Let us go to every constituency. Let us make sure that FGM is history in the pastoralist communities. I think we can do sensitization."
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