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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "I do not speak because I have experience in impregnating teenagers. In fact, if I did, then I should be rotting in prison. The issue of prevalence must be made clear that it does not mean incidence. When we say 33 percent prevalence in Homa Bay, it does not mean that one out of three of teenagers are mothers. That needs to be contextualized. It does not mean that 40 percent of teenagers from Narok are mothers. I do not want to repeat what has been said but to address two issues, which are: That as a nation and as a Parliament, we must reaffirm our position that teenage mothers or when girls become pregnant in school, we must support their reintegration. That is fundamental because there are neighboring countries that have taken positions that when a girl becomes pregnant, that girl should not be allowed back to school. Personally, as the Senator for Homa Bay County, I will support the reintegration, education and the socialization of girls who have become mothers in their teenage-hood. I hope that is also the message that Sen. Khaniri is trying to convey through this Statement. Secondly, the issue of abortion cannot be discussed and legalized. We cannot be telling our girls that because they have become mothers while in school, they can then go to Marie Stopes and other hospitals to procure abortions. Abortion is still illegal. It is still outlawed in the Constitution and Parliament has not passed any other legislation to allow young girls to go for abortion. Finally, when someone is caught with scrap metal from the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), they are jailed for life and the charge is that they are sabotaging the economy of the nation. We have about 12 people who are facing life sentence in our courts of law. What can be the greatest sabotage to the economy and future of a nation than to spoil young girls by impregnating them? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to look at the Sexual Offences Act. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. says that he has already ensured that someone has been jailed for life. We need to make sure that these paedophiles are jailed for life. The Sexual Offences Act requires the registrar to maintain a register of offenders. Today, if you want to become the Speaker of the Senate of Kenya, you will be asked for your clearance from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). We must add to that, that you must not be listed in the register of sexual offenders. That should be a mandatory consideration for anyone who aspires for public office and from the conversations that we are having and what we have heard about “men eaters” and “child eaters”. If we insisted on that, probably, half of this Parliament will not be eligible to run again."
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