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    "content": "affects even the development of the child and how they relate with other children. If you adopt a child into a home that has more children, they will always wonder, how come I never stay with mummy and daddy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, after deliberations, we have come to realise that maybe even the older the child, the more important the leave is because teenagers need more time. This is because they go through a phase of development and self-identity which is a crisis among most adolescents. So, we have deliberated and decided that we will move these amendments at the right stage. But most importantly, this process has been a myth. It is not publicized. There is a lot of stigma in adoption. The process and the way the country and the laws handle adopted children only deters others from adopting. If you get a six months old child who will keep you up at night and still you cannot get two weeks off duty, then you tend to shy away from adopting. We took our time with the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to visit these children. There are several issues that we canvased. Other issues also emerged. You will find that boys are not being adopted. First, it is because the law is very clear that if you are an unmarried woman, you can only adopt a girl. Of course, for obvious reasons if you are a man and not married, you can only adopt a boy. Therefore, men in this country are not going through the adoption process for one reason or another, societal or other issues. So, boys grow and reach maturity in the children’s home because of the fact that these laws are stringent, tight and discriminatory. These are just some of the issues that we will be looking at. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill also addresses the paternity leave. As it is today, a man gets two weeks if his wife delivers a child."
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