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    "id": 940737,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir. From the onset, I rise to support this Bill. It is very interesting to note that the people who make these children pregnant are allowed to continue with their life, but the children are left to suffer. We come from a culture where even certain communities encourage children who are underage to be married. I think that it is very important to ensure that a child who finds themselves in this predicament is not condemned. I am deliberately saying ‘she’ if it is a question of a boy impregnating a girl, the boy will continue with school, but the girl will not be able to continue with school. At the same time, there is also the stigma and trauma. This needs to be done to both. If, for example, there are two children who are involved, then it is also important to ensure that it is also done to the boy child. This is because of the shock of the fact that they have actually made their little girlfriend pregnant. Therefore, this is very important. John Pombe Magufuli, the President of Tanzania is on record as having said that such girls should not be allowed to go to school. That is not what should happen, because sometimes people make mistakes. There is no age that people make mistakes as much as when they are children. I want to congratulate the Mover, Sen. Kwamboka, for such a brilliant Bill. I hope that it is going to pass and become law, because I can already see that there are some people who are benefiting from this situation based on the currently existing legislation. We will then be able to properly ensure that the Convention on the Rights of the Child is properly attained to ensure that there is education for all. Every child, no matter how they are, should be able to go to school. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would also suggest to the Mover of the Bill that we also need to look at the vulnerability of children in educational institutions, so that we also protect them from those who are taking care of them, particularly, teachers. There have been many cases of teachers impregnating girls in schools. When you are in a class situation and there is this gentleman who looks muscular and is the centre of authority 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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