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    "id": 739981,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "My last born now is about nine years and I am not intending to have another child. All I am saying is that my children are going to benefit immensely from this Bill. My children were affected because of breastfeeding. I wish Hon. Sabina Chege was in this Parliament 10 years ago and I would be one of the biggest beneficiaries. For young Kenyans out there and as Hon. Ore has put it, I do not agree with the title “The Breastfeeding Mothers Bill”. Hon. Ore has just put it clearly that this Bill is not only for mothers. It is also going to assist men. My wife had to stop her employment to breastfeed my four children. You can see the stress that I was going through to feed my family alone. I want to assure young men and women not to get scared of getting pregnant and that the maternity leave is not enough. This kind of Bill will open doors for mothers. It is very unfortunate as Hon. Wambui – the Member for Othaya – has just said; that you leave milk with your maid and you do not know whether it will be contaminated or not. It is sad that lactating mothers have to squeeze out breast milk in the morning and leave it in some containers for their babies to use later. Most of women do not like it very much. I was watching a programme on television. There was a lady whose name was entered into the Guinness Book of Records for breastfeeding her children for 13 years. That was a very long period of time. She was always there with her two children, with each child clinging onto one breast, breastfeeding. My wife and I were left wondering. That lady was very conspicuous. She gave her children enough immunization to fight any possible disease. She said she had never had serious medical issues with her two children. We thought it was one of the best things that a mother can give to her baby. The law compels employers to give women time 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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