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    "id": 490924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to second this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I want to thank Sen. Ongoro for bringing this Motion that addresses a very important issue that is affecting our children and the future of our country. The only sure way of ensuring that Kenya remains a society that is thriving and full of ideas, innovative and progressive is to make sure that our children are safeguarded from harmful practices that can cut short their dreams and curtail their capacity to contribute to the national development, as educated and competitive adults. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the challenges which this Motion addresses directly that is affecting our children is teenage pregnancies. Sometimes, these pregnancies affect even children who are not yet teenagers. It is that bad. I read somewhere in the newspapers a case of some girl somewhere of 11 years or thereabouts, getting pregnant. There is nothing as devastating as a pregnancy that has come too early. It has physical and biological effects. It disrupts a child’s emotional growth. For a very long time in our country, these pregnancies have shattered the educational aspirations of our children. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as this Motion suggests, the majority of our children that are affected by this problem of early parenthood are girls. Not only are they girls, but they are girls from poor backgrounds. The reasons girls from poor backgrounds are more vulnerable than boys generally and girls from well-off families are mainly around poverty and lack of awareness, exposure and the naivety, which complicates and surrounds our children, especially in the not so well-to-do social setups, whether urban areas or even in the rural areas. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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