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    "id": 491653,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for protecting me. As I was saying, we have seen many women die. We have been told that about 441,000 women suffer from complications of child birth or pregnancy related issues every year. The statistics keep fluctuating. We know that unless we do something, they will die. In many cases, we have seen instances where women go to deliver in hospitals but instead we see big coffins and small coffins from the hospital. Why? At times when you inquire, it is because of lack of adequate health care facilities that would have enabled these two human beings who have been brought into this world to survive. That is why this Bill takes care of the entire society and not only women. It also takes care of issues affecting men. They also have reproductive healthcare issues to be sorted out. It also takes care of the newborns or infants and adolescents. This is a special group which, unless we focus on, we may lose a generation. Since it is our duty to uphold the values of this community, we have to start with the young people. It is not good to wait until it is late; when many things have gone wrong and then we start saying that we must do this and that. As we know, once a tree has grown crooked for 30 years, you cannot straighten it overnight. This is the time to ensure that it grows well. Madam Temporary Speaker, talking about the statutes, we know that Kenya subscribes to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The fifth goal is on maternal healthcare to ensure that women do not die because of maternity related issues. The fourth goal is on reduction of child mortality. We have seen all those statistics and as I go through my Bill, I will be able to demonstrate that this is a position which we cannot and shall not entertain. I wish to table a reproductive rights book, which says that reproductive rights are human rights. It states all the laws – international, regional and local – where reproductive healthcare is discussed."
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