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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to comment on this Motion. I wish to state that I do support it. Probably the reason I am calling it a Bill is because I wanted to assure my sister, Sen. Ongoro, that there is actually a Bill on the Order Paper which will help implement some of these wonderful ideas that she has; it will help the young persons, especially from adolescence. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what this states or emphasizes is that there is a group in our community called the young persons, which we have to deal with cautiously. Their needs are so special. We have discovered that unless we give special, careful, keen and detailed attention to them, we shall lose them. We shall lose them in very many ways as we sit, observe and watch. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, wish to state that these young persons have various challenges. They live within our midst. As adults, we have done our best to protect them as parents. We have done our best as Church leaders, the State or any other stakeholder. However, the best is not good enough because they still need more attention, involvement or intervention. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we say that we need to come up with clear policies and guidelines to take care of our young persons, it means that even though we have enacted several laws---. Section 4 of the Children Act says that the State has the powers and the best interest of the child shall be paramount. We have Article 53 of the Constitution which is on the rights of the children. It says they have the right to the care 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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