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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.O. Ahmed",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Ore Ahmed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support this Bill by Hon. Grace Kiptui, which proposes support for the girl-child education. This Bill proposes measures and means to ensure that girls do not drop out of school. It also provides for sanitary towels for girls in school. Most of the time, the performance of girls is affected by their being absent from school as a result of menses. They are unable to attend school regularly. They become shy during this time of the month because they cannot afford sanitary towels. This is a noble initiative. I request the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to make sure that this is implemented. It should not just be legislation on paper. It is important to note that it is not only sanitary towels that need to be provided in schools. We need to make sure that we also have sanitary facilities that are compliant and girl- child friendly. In most schools, sanitary facilities, especially toilets, are not adequate. In fact, it is the boys who use them. So, the girls, at the end of the day, cannot go for short and long calls. They are forced to stay in class the whole day and so, their concentration is always at an all-time low. You all know that when somebody is under pressure to respond to a call of nature, they The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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