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    "id": 1234056,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1234056/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": "The issue of sexual harassment is becoming a tradition in our society. Women have gone through this and, as a result of that, many women have been infected by diseases, raped, and some of them, because of the shame and embarrassment, have gone through abortion because they are not fully ready to carry a baby. Teenage pregnancies keep escalating every year; and the people who have done this are either school teachers, close relatives or neighbours. Most of the time they are known, but no action is taken. Slowly by slowly, this then becomes a tradition in our country, and it is not right. I stand to support this by saying that women are created by God in his own image, just as men are, and need to be respected. Anybody who wants to bring a woman down brings out the issue of sex. Sexual matters are quite private, especially for women in power. It has become a bargaining power where a man can take a woman and try to tarnish her image; and because of poverty levels in our country, many women are compromised. They have no option but to give in. When they get into it against their will, they will have to live with this shame for the rest of their lives. When people talk of sex in regard to a woman, it becomes an embarrassment. It becomes something that people refer to as shameful and not exciting. However, when they talk about sexual behaviour and all those other things, it becomes a pride for men. In fact, many men become heroes by doing so. Why would men be glorified for doing that while women get embarrassed and ashamed? Most of the time, it is working to their disadvantage. It is high time that, as a country, we take care of our girls in schools because they are exploited sexually. We The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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