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    "id": 1234039,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moyale, UPIA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Guyo Jaldesa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion. I support the Committee Report on sexual violence against women, whether in Kericho or women selling fish around Lake Victoria. That is because the men go fishing and give it to women at a price, which is usually sexual. The women from Kibera who work in industrial area cannot get work if they do not offer sexual favours to their supervisors. As we talk about women, I want us to understand there is a difference between sex and gender. Sex is the biological and genetic makeup of individuals, whereas gender is facially constructed. Recently, there was a marriage announced by an American Broadcaster where a man had married another man and yet, he did not know she was a woman. The vice versa happens and people want to behave in a certain way because they want to be who they are not and change their sex. Sexual violence can happen to boys and girls or men and women. Whichever the case, it should be condemned and not allowed. There are many forms of harassment and not just physical or sexual, but even psychological. Unfortunately, when women are seeking for elective positions, the men’s point of attack is below the waistline. Women should know that what matters is in the head and not what is below the waist or above the knee. This way, they can survive the fight. We congratulate all the women who have fought single man seat and survived. When women are attacked and sexually harassed, it causes a lot of psychological and mental illness and other health issues. It causes unwanted pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) like HIV-AIDS because there is no protection. As a country, if we want to stop this nonsense, we need to see how we can empower our women so they can do their best. They should not be treated like pets to play around with. The women rights are human rights and must be upheld. We need to come up with policies to empower women of this country so that they are not disadvantaged unfairly. With those few comments, I want to say that women rights are human rights and they should be protected from any form of violence, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). There are also many other forms of violence against women and we want this House to come up with serious policies. I know the Sexual Offences Act of 2006 by Justice Njoki Ndung’u is not enough to protect women. We need to find ways of protecting them through the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA) team. They should find the best ways to empower women and protect them. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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