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    "id": 953126,
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    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "at it. There are foreigners who are not as evil as we think. It would really help if this country considered that. It is not only foreigners who become animals to the children they adopt. It can also happen in the hands of the locals. It is important we look at adoption. The law on adoption is so punitive that by the time you are given an opportunity to adopt, you have gone through so much. It is high time this country tried to lessen that. Of course, it was meant to stop people of ill motives. At the same time, that process and the time taken to get those legal documents to adopt should be looked into. I am saying this because there are well-wishers who would want to take care of some children. As we follow the due process of adoption, this must be given time. If I am a well-wisher and would want to take care of some children, not necessarily under a home, that should be considered. The most important thing is that the Government needs to look at these homes and how they are funded. These may be brought up by NGOs depending on donations. At the same time, not every person will be able to get that much needed donation. Again, the homes which are doing very well need some consideration; we should start thinking on how best this Government can assist these sort of homes. You can imagine a home receiving 10 children every week yet they do not have a budget for that. It will have to start looking for donors and donations to take care of the kids. As we look at the stipends we give to the old men and the disabled, it is important to look at those genuine homes that are taking care of vulnerable children and children who have just been thrown by irresponsible parents for purposes of adoption. With those few remarks, I thank you for giving me this chance and support my dear sister Martha Wangari."
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