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    "id": 679331,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "available. They also said that the teachers do not listen to them. If these chaplains are there, they will provide a solution. They will give them an ear or listen to them and involve them in solutions. They say spare the rod and spoil the child. I was caned to be where I am. That is how I was brought up in the old days. I want to thank God because he has brought me from far and I know he is taking me far. I also want to thank the church which has contributed too much to what I am today. We are here to support this issue of chaplains being sent to schools. I hear the concerns of our Muslim colleagues. We know that about 80 per cent of Kenyans are Christians but to my colleagues, we are free. We can bring an amendment so that even Muslim-related schools can have Muslim religious leaders. It is still very important. We know very well that there is freedom of worship in the Constitution. We must leave it there. If you look at the Catholic-run schools, for instance, you will see a bit of discipline. Some principals must subscribe to that religion. I know the Basic Education Act has been changed. When my children were going to nursery, I wanted them to go to a school where there are Christian values. Many people want to take their children to universities that have good moral values right now. This is because since they have Christian background they will try and bring them up to be responsible citizens. We would not like to go to institutions where there are issues of alcoholism or radicalisation. That is critical. It plays a very critical role in terms of helping these children to be better in future. Because parents and teachers are busy, chaplains can play a very critical role. All of us have fallen short of the glory of God. As Catholics, for instance, at times when you go wrong, you have to go and repent. You repent where there is a chaplain. The chaplain will teach us the Christian way of living or the Christian way of coming up. This Motion is going to add value as far as bringing up children in a Christian way is concerned. We are seeing marriages breaking up. They are breaking up because of many issues. There is a total paradigm shift. Gone are the days when you grew up and you were supposed to take the responsibility of going to the farm to take care of the father’s other roles. We now find children seated. Their work 24/7 is to watch television, and as they watch television, they learn some behaviour or culture from the western society. Issues from the western world are impacting negatively on our children. We have had very many things. Last week, we had the issue of gambling. Gambling is a culture or behaviour we have learnt from outside. As technology advances, it brings challenges in the society. If you look around, you will find that everybody is on WhatsApp. They are busy on their phones. These new cultures, as they come, impact on the society negatively. You will find that most of the time in our family, we watch television or we are on phone and we do not have time to talk to our children. We are having a problem with our children because they have no one to talk to. They also have no one to guide them and share their challenges with."
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