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"speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill comes in to avert such situations so that the girl child has a hearing in school, is not intimidated or discriminated or she is given another chance to make it in life and self-actualize in education. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a nation, it is possible for us to ensure that the girl child does not go through terrible moments of being alone and eventually deciding that she will abort. There is need to create a mechanism of ensuring that we reassure the girl child so that she feels that even though she fell pregnant, she can still make it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to say on the Floor of this House that when I did my Form Six, I was impregnated. I was very bright. I thought the world had come to an end, but one of my aunties wrote a letter to me and told me, “Getrude, I have confidence in you, you can make it, just press on, keep applying for colleges and your parents will take care of the child.” My parents took care of my first born. I was psychologically stable. I went back to read. My child was very comfortable in a very good environment and home. Eventually, I had to self-actualize, I got my first, second and third degree. I am here serving the nation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that child I gave birth to after Form Six turned out to be very productive in this nation. As we are speaking right now, she is doing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). When we give a girl child a chance, they can go very far, they can be a plus in this nation. That is the direction we should take. In as much as the girl child has many hurdles, we should say as a nation, yes, the hurdles are there, how can we help her so that eventually she comes out clean, so that she reaches level five of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. It is possible, for once let us do something for the girl child. I am happy about Clause 5 that obligates the county government to have programmes to ensure that the girl child is able to go back to school. Parents must continue playing their parental role according to the Constitution. Every parent has a role in the life of a child. If a child becomes pregnant, the parents should continue with their parental role until the child reaches a situation when she is of age, she is able to be autonomous and manage her own life. When a child is young, the child is not autonomous. There is need to help this girl child so that she stabilizes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in Clause 6 talks about policies for re-admission and integration of the girl child. This policy is very good. There is need for the girl child to be re-integrated into school and given a chance to go back to school. Clause 8 is very important because it speaks clearly on the rights of the girl child who has fallen pregnant. It states that she has a right to remain in school. Also, she has a right to fully participate in education programmes without any discrimination. Apart from that, the girl child who has dropped out of school and has been re- admitted has a right to be guided. She should not be blacklisted. We have to be pragmatic in the way in which we handle her because when a girl child makes it in life, the whole nation makes it. I support this Bill, but I am asking for amendments to Clause 11. Sorry, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me wear spectacles."
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