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"content": "was a time, they had shown a child who was in Standard Five and had given birth through caesarian section. I heard a child screaming out “Mum, look at that girl; her body is deformed.” So, if a baby like that feels that the body is deformed, it means that they need a lot of counseling and care after giving birth. The most important issue that we must fight for in our society is going back to school. The Government, through these adolescent friendly programmes, has tried to engage all stakeholders. However, it is the time for implementation. Like the Ministries, whether it is the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, because the statistics show that children who come from places where a lot of fishing is done, slums and border towns are involved in a lot of illicit and unnecessary sex. They get babies, HIV/AIDS and many other sexually transmitted diseases which are unnecessary. If these children can be protected and given means of earning which are controlled by the experts in finance--- For example, in areas where fishing is done, children can do fishing, get little money and have specific timetables and time for studies. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know of some schools which provide daycare, so that the young girls who have babies can breastfeed their babies after lessons. It is very painful, but it is a way of helping these children to move on to the next level. For example, you will find a village where it is only girls who are not in school. In future, there will be a generation of only men who are politicians, doctors and lawyers. The girls will drop out of school at the age of 12, 13, 14 or 15 and get children. Who will marry them? How will they prosper? These are serious social-economic situations that we are creating under our watch, as Sen. G.G. Kariuki has said. We must come up together, as legislators, and ensure that these children are protected. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we were growing up some of us had the privilege of having programmes. We were kept very busy during holidays, not only by the Government, but also the church, schools and other institutions. For example, over the weekends, we had netball, cookery or foreign dances. We were kept busy and learnt the right things. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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