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    "id": 905145,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/905145/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kwamboka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 9246,
        "legal_name": "Beatrice Kwamboka Makori",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply to this Motion that is addressing the plight of street children in urban centers. I take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed to this Motion. I want to start with the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Murkomen, Sen. Seneta, Sen. Chebeni, Sen. Shiyonga, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo and Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. The Senators contributed to this Motion with a lot of passion because they feel sorry for the street children and families. This is a topical issue because it affects all the counties. These street families do not wish to be where they are. Nobody chooses where to be born. The street children face a lot of challenges. The Ministry of Devolution and ASALs was allocated Kshs110 million in the Financial year 2017/2018 and I am sure that funds were allocated for the same purpose in the Financial Year 2018/2019. We shall find out about this because the Ministry has to tell us where that money is and if it was spent, they have to tell us how it was spent. The Ministry has to table an audit report on those funds. The street families have health challenges such as malnutrition and weak bodies because they lack food. They also lack education because no one caters for them. We talk of free primary education in this country but this group of people do not benefit from that. They also face sexual abuse and harassment. The women are sexually abused by men who walk in the streets. The young girls end up with unwanted pregnancies and some of them die in the process or procuring abortion. These families are also a challenge to the public. In most cases, they steal from the public because they do not have food. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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