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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": ".: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion with reservations, but say that it is timely. My reservations are as follows: The definition given to a child under the law is a person below the age of 18 years. This Motion quotes Article 45 (1) as the basis on which it should be recognized. Article 45 (1) provides that the family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and the necessary basis for social order. However, this law did not intent this family to be made up of children below the age of 18 years. While I support the Motion, I am a little cautious that we do not recognize teen- hood families as a basis for giving them protection. I propose that the category that is suggested by Sen. Ongoro should be a proviso so that we do not create for ourselves as legislators, an avenue for two teenagers to begin a family under Article 45(1) because we have given them protection. This issue is, in fact, a problem that we must address a little more seriously. These young girls in my county are the ones who are entertaining the truck drivers who come from Mombasa the whole night. These truck drivers are the ones that lead these girls into various destinations of this Republic and outside the country. The result is that in every town along Mombasa Road, you will find teenagers who have families. It also means, and by extension, that the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS along Mombasa Road is real. It is also a problem in Makueni County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, while we are attempting to assist this category of people, we must, in fact, try to condemn the act of teenagers purporting to be leaders of families. This is becoming a problem. I wonder why people who are technologically advanced have not found a method of tracking our children when they are out at night. There must be a way that parents can have a peaceful night on weekends when their children leave home. It has become a trend for parents to go home and for their children to leave in the evenings to have a good time. It has also become a phenomenon that parents are now 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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