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    "id": 1234104,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kericho County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour. I thank the Committee for the work they did as they inquired into the matter that I raised on the Floor of the House, concerning the sexual harassment of female workers in the tea estates in Kericho. I also support the recommendations in the Committee Report. First, the DCI needs to fast-track their investigations to identify victims of sexual harassment and ensure those found culpable are brought to book. Victims should be adequately compensated for the damage occasioned by those heinous acts. Some victims were reported to have been infected with HIV/AIDS and are unable to work adequately in order to fend for their families. The Report recommends that victims should report the incidents to the police and the County Gender Office. I support this recommendation, but victims ought to be assured of protection, so that they get the courage to speak. The lead Petitioner, Dr. Geoffrey Otieno, who was representing the victims of sexual harassment, died under unclear circumstances. This should not be taken lightly. The lead Counsel, Mr. Gilbert Kemboi and Mr. Dickson Sang, who is the Kenya Planters Co-operative Union Branch Secretary, have been threatened for standing with the victims. This should also not be taken lightly. We have said that victims should report cases of harassment. But let us ask ourselves as a House why they are not reporting those cases. It is very clear that they fear the criminal procedures that they will be subjected to when they have to testify in an open court. Majority of them have families and so, their right to privacy is compromised. 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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