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    "id": 1373081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will be very brief. On behalf of myself and the people of Emuhaya, let me stand with the leadership and all the women and girls who have lost their lives. It has been very sad, especially in January, when we had more than 10 reported cases of women and girls being killed. Let me thank Hon. Passaris for bringing this matter to the House so that we may pronounce ourselves on the issues concerning femicide and abuse of our women. This matter does not just concern the women of this country but also the family, men and every member of the society in Kenya. We are doing badly according to the statistics that we have been given. The number of femicide cases is rising in the world. It has gone up to 48,000. In Kenya, the cases are more than 500. The figures are bad as far as Kenya is concerned. I would like to ask all institutions, not only political parties as we have been told, but those who are in Government offices and organisations, including Parliament, should pronounce themselves through statements and condemning femicide in this country. The sad case that I watched when we were on recess was of the girl who was beheaded. When we did our work-around, we realised that it was a girl from a very poor family of teachers in Makueni, Ukambani. She was simply deceived because she thought she was dealing with somebody who loved her. Unfortunately, the man was not a good person. We need to demystify sexuality and sex. We need to ensure that issues of love, dating and everything else are demystified so that it is not secretive. This is because most of the people 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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