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    "id": 1234044,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1234044/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": " Thank, you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand in support of this Motion. I want to request the Mover of this Motion to consider amending it so that we can widen the scope to include sexual abuse, rape and defilement. This is because those are issues that are plaguing women every day. Sexual harassment and power have a correlation. People are put in positions of power so that they can serve those that put them there. It is not only in Kericho Tea Estate, but also across the nation in various sectors. Before I was elected to this House, I was a practicing advocate of the High Court of Kenya. I remember there was a discussion on the social platforms about sexual harassment of young female lawyers in the legal fraternity. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have also been a recording artist, and I want to state that sexual harassment is also very rampant in the music industry. If you could recall, we have the ‘Me Too Movement’ in the USA. Women were coming out and giving their stories about the sexual abuse and harassment by moguls in the film and music industry in the US. We must address this issue. We have very progressive laws, namely; the Sexual Offences Act, Computer and Cybercrimes Act, the National Integration Laws and the Penal Code. However, we miss the big picture in protecting the women of this nation when it comes to the implementation of the law, finding the evidence and ensuring that the culprits are held liable."
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