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    "id": 934827,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to continue supporting this Bill by Sen. Mwaura on registration of persons who are intersex. I support it because of the many challenges these persons face daily. Persons who are intersex have major problems with regards to their constitutional rights. Article 28 of the Constitution provides that every person has a right to dignity. However, these persons’ right to dignity is curtailed. Article 26 of the Constitution says everyone has a right to life. However, the intersex children are killed at birth. When their parents realise they are not male or female, sometimes they kill them. Those who live are treated as outcasts and their freedom is curtailed. As stipulated in Article 27 of the Constitution, they do not enjoy freedom. They do not even enjoy the right to a name as stipulated in Article 53 (1) (a) of the Constitution. It says that every child has a right to a name and a nationality from the time the child is born. These children go through tormenting moments from the time they are born. They are abused and bullied in schools, especially during their puberty age. For instance, when someone is called John, he grows up as John. However, at puberty stage, he develops hips and faces a lot of challenges. Sometimes they go through dysphoria in terms of being dissatisfied as human beings with regard to the kind of gender they have. This is because they cannot overtly be stated to be male or female. They are not the only ones who go through this; their parents are also tormented psychologically. We are talking about mental anguish on the children, siblings, parents and their significant others. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is need to come up with a clear amendment that will ensure that it is addressing the real issues that they suffer as human beings. With regard to attaining highest standards of health, these children sometimes do not get proper medical attention in our hospitals. This is very inhuman. 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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