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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other beauty about this Bill is that it is the only legislation in this country on the table now that provides or calls for victims’ compensation. The first Bill that was brought to this House by the Government did not provide or call for compensation of the victims. This Bill calls for compensation of thousands of people who were either raped, murdered and their property burnt or taken away. If we are a country that believes in justice and the right of law, then my life should be equal to that of any other Kenyan. If I lose my property, even as the Constitution guarantees that the Government should protect the right to life and property, then this Bill is on the right course in calling for compensation of the victims. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must be honest with ourselves. Let us not be hypocrites. We are signatories to the Rome Statute. Last year, this House enacted the International Crimes Act. In the International Crimes Act, we appended the Rome Statute. What this means is that there is nobody; whether the two Principals or any other person in Kenya---"
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