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    "id": 953086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nandi CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Tecla Tum",
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        "legal_name": "Tum Tecla Chebet",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. There is need to give time to parents who have adopted children. Character development is important at this particular time when the new parents get new children in their homes. We know culture is not universal. It is specific. Maybe these children come from different cultures and they need to learn the culture of the new parents. The Bible says raise a child the way he should go and when the child is old, he will not depart from it. So, during this time of parental leave, the children will be taught character. We know when children are in school, the problematic children are the ones who have not bonded with their parents, especially the young ones. They need to learn manners and many things. If we look at the word of God in 1Corinthians 10:31, it says that whatever you do, whatever you eat and whatever you drink, do it all for the glory of God. So, children have to be brought up in the right ways. When the parents are Christians, they need to be taught the word of God. When they are Muslims, they need to be taught the Quran and this is the right time for a child who is growing. Maybe the parents of this child passed on when the child was one month old. Even if the children are with these parents, there is need for social workers and officers from the Children Department to visit them because in our country, we have seen many adopted children being mistreated. So, we should not leave these children alone with the new parents. We also need to take care of these children as a nation. That is the why parents are given three months when they get their own children and fathers are given some days to go and take care of the children. There is need for the two parents to be given three months so that the adopted children are brought up in a conducive environment. I support this Bill. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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