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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Elgeyo Marakwet County, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Carolyne Ng’elechei",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, something needs to be done. I have always told men that when we speak about sexual harassment and women, they should not look at them in the lens of their wives or girlfriends, but in the lens of their mothers and daughters. At times, you find discussions to do with sexual harassment and women are not supported by men. This is because they look at them in the lens of their women. They should look at this in the lens of their sisters, daughters and mothers. In as much as investigations are ongoing, I want to urge the Committee to follow-up and ensure the culprits are brought to book. Let us not downplay the whole issue and say it has been assigned for investigations or we start arguing that the sexual perpetrators are sub-contracted employees. They must be held responsible. In the BBC video, it was said that most of those women have been infected with HIV/AIDS. This means that person knowingly infected them. It is very hard to find the person does not have knowledge that he is infected. At times, there is stigmatisation surrounding HIV/AIDS and those women are fearing that their family members might run away from them. This is real. The Government should find a way of protecting them by suing the companies on their behalf. They should stand up for those women because they should not be the ones executing or witnessing. This can be done from a point of interest to save a population. One person can infect around 60 people and here we are saying that the DCI should deal with that person. What happens if that particular person gets off the hook? What will happen to these hundreds and thousands of people who are already affected and infected and their lives will no longer be the same? Therefore, as I support the Motion, this issue should be relooked at. The penalties on the same should be stiffened and tightened. Companies should be given ultimatums that even if it is their employees who perpetrate the act or the affair, there are stiff penalties that are meted. This must apply even when the third parties relating to the companies are the accused 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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