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    "id": 1162924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, what Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve is saying is what we canvassed at the men’s conference led by Mzee Jackson Kibor. In an upshot, men are also harassed but Sen. (Dr.) Musurve is bringing another angle all together. This was about Parliament but she has moved to politics. If there are any women that are being harassed, intimidated or blackmailed then the National Police Service must do their job. We cannot our women to be harassed simply because they are looking for elective positions. I call upon the agencies that are tasked with security to provide protection to women to campaign and sell their agenda. We do not also want women to use the same opportunity to harass men. Men are also human beings. We are not objects. We have feelings. For this Report to be fair and when it is given to the Committee to investigate our men must also be allowed to give their side of the story. We are emotionally and psychologically affected. It seems women will be feminine and no one watches out for men. In an African context, some of us like the Senate Majority Leader went through the rights of passage and we were told that a man is not supposed to cry or show emotions. Men are really suffering. Our issues must be looked into when they are investigating this Statement. I will talk to Sen. Kihika and employ the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) to conduct investigations on how male colleagues across Africa are being harassed. I do not want to mention the name of a parliament where a female legislator threw water to a male colleague. That is also harassment. We hope that this Report will be tabled. I thank Sen. Halake for highlighting this issues and it will bring issues of gender parity. I encourage women not to fear because men are also told the same things. We are asked whether we are married or not and whether we have children or not. Those are the standards that have been accepted by the voter down there. They ask us if we have houses in the village. Men are also being subjected to the same questions. I am sure that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. can attest to the same although I am told that he has adopted another name. Under specification duty, he is called Mr. Fix it. I am told he is the one harassing Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka but he is doing a good job. In an up shot even as Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., moves to look for gubernatorial seat, they are asking him the same questions they are asking women. We need to agree on the kind of harassment we are talking about. The National Police Service must ensure that all candidates whether male or female are given equal treatment before the law. I thank you."
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