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    "id": 1371948,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "associate with some men in some ways and they find themselves in an extreme form of violence called femicide. It is indeed very sad to hear that from this House. It is sad to the extent that if you are not careful this House can throw its hands in the air and say that it is about behaviour, legal assistance, counselling to women, and safety shelters for women, it is extremely sad. This is because we shall participate in normalizing criminal activities by men who constantly perpetrate this Gender Based Violence (GBV) to the extreme of killing women. We cannot allow that. If you look at Chapter Four of this Constitution, it is fully dedicated on the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 is one of the most adventurous and innovative chapters that defines the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. If you read the entire Bill of Rights, the rights and fundamental freedoms of women just like any other person in this country are purposed to allow them to recognize and protect their human dignity to the extent that they can be able to achieve their entire potential as humans. So, what this is indicating is that the Government of Kenya starting from Parliament where I sit has failed the women of this country. If you read Article 22 of the Constitution on the enforcement of the Bill of Rights, our courts, our Executive and Parliament have failed the women of this country. There is nowhere in the Constitution that you can limit the association of anybody within this border with anyone or with whichever groups. However, if criminal activities happen whereby people are killing women, they must be treated and dealt with as criminals. People are talking about teaching our young girls and boys and how to live when people from Nigeria come to this country, sneak in, kill our women and leave very comfortably. With all the instruments and powers that the Government has, we are unable to trace an individual who did this thing. It is a shame. As a Government, we must decide to deal with the criminal activities. This continued violence against women, in whichever form, whether it is just mere GBV or femicide, must be a national crisis, so that anytime these things happen, the Government takes action. There is no education about legal assistance that we need to continue giving women. There is no effort or counselling that we need to continue telling women on how to associate with their male counterparts. It is a simple issue of dealing with criminals within our borders. I come from Migori County where I have seen GBV dealt with as a matter of criminal activities. Therefore, I support this Motion. I appreciate my sister, Sen. Crystal Asige, for bringing this Motion on the Floor of the House. Most importantly, I urge lawmakers that let us deal with this issue as a criminal activity that must be dealt with for one---"
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