{"id":107318,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/107318/?format=json","text_counter":314,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"More importantly is the point our colleague, hon. Millie Odhiambo has brought up. Rape victims are literally the most affected witnesses that require protection. Just the stigma for a lady to stand before cameras to admit that she has been raped is so horrifying to her. The manner and nature in which lawyers cross-examine witnesses - and as a lawyer who has been hired to defend an accused person - you have a duty to do your very best--- You will cross-examine a witness by asking questions that will eventually make the witness be unable to give proper evidence to convict a criminal. So, protecting women who have gone through sexual violence is very vital."}