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    "id": 744916,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1309,
        "legal_name": "Leonard Kipkosgei Sang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I congratulate my sister Hon. Sabina Chege for coming up with a legal framework on matters breastfeeding for those who want to breastfeed their children at their work place. This Bill has come at the right time, but, unfortunately, we are almost coming to the end of the 11th Parliament. I wish it could have gone all the way so that it becomes an Act of Parliament. For a very long time, our mothers have been suffering for lack of a policy on breastfeeding. It is good to realise that there is a provision for a lactation place. It is important to note that there will be space for breastfeeding mothers. It is important to note that the place is shielded and is free from intrusion by co-workers. It should be clean, quiet, private and warm. It should not be a bathroom or a toilet. It is unfortunate that, for a very long time, our working mothers have been rushing to bathrooms and toilets to breastfeed their young ones. That is because there has never been a legal framework on the same. With this Act, young mothers will have a place where they will breastfeed their children. The importance of breast milk cannot be over-emphasised. We all know that exclusive breastfeeding for six months helps our children on issues of health. It prevents a number of diseases and helps the child bond with the mother. The mother-to-child relationship is very important. When we have this policy in place, we will enhance the mother-infant relationship. When we breastfeed our young ones exclusively for six months, we somehow prevent immunisable diseases. Many serious infections can be avoided if we stick to six months exclusive breastfeeding. Diarrhoea and coughing can be avoided by exclusive breastfeeding. It is important that we support this Bill because once we enact it, we are going to save our nation by having healthy children. As I conclude, this Bill is a step in the right direction. Once it is enacted, it will help improve child mortality among other benefits. I support."
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