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    "id": 491044,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lesuuda",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Sen. Ongoro, for donating the two minutes. Due to the limited time, I will go straight to some of the points that I have. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of them is just to agree with Sen. Musila who said that as a society and a people, we need to ask ourselves where the rain started beating us. How then do we correct the issues that affect us? We also have to target the boys, so that as we talk to the girls, we also talk to our boys. How do we bring up our boys in our society to respect and protect their sisters? In the past, boys used to protect the girls not because they were weaker, but vulnerable. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as my other colleagues have mentioned, there is the issue of poverty. When most of our girls are sent home for lack of school fees, they stay there for four weeks or even a month. What do you expect them to be doing during that time? I think it is important that we also talk to our schools and see how we can manage those girls in our schools, so that they are not exposed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are very many complications that come with teenage pregnancy. There are issues to do with fistula. Also, the children who are born will most of the time be malnourished. So, we will have an unhealthy society. We will need to cater for their health in addition to dealing with these teenage pregnancies. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even in our urban areas and cities, it is so unfortunate that when you go to some places to have lunch, you will meet our young girls and boys whenever on midterm or holiday break. You cannot even sit there because you feel so embarrassed. It is a shame that there are people in this country who sell alcohol to teenagers, which, of course, is a catalyst that leads these young people to engage in sex. We are selling alcohol to teenagers under 18 years old just for the money. This is something that we, as parents and even people who have children, should be ashamed of. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important that we also promote---"
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