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    "speaker_name": "Teso South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mary Emaase",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Member for Nairobi City County, Hon. Esther Passaris, for bringing up this very important Motion. I join my colleagues to mourn with the families that have lost their beautiful daughters, especially in the month of January. My friend has already alluded to the statistics, given that 500 women have been killed since 2016 to date. If the silent victims whose matters were swept under the table and have never had the courage to report were to report, I believe that number could be higher. Femicide cases have continued to rise. As women leaders, that is the reason we are speaking about it today. This calls for action. So, I call upon the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to take action and ensure all those cases that have been reported are investigated thoroughly and those found culpable are brought to book. Whereas we have a robust legal framework on gender-based violence matters, cases of violence continue to be reported. Therefore, it begs the question that there is more to this. We probably need to re-look at the laws. I support colleagues who have said that we need to review and make the laws more punitive. We probably need to withdraw the bail aspect and recommend life imprisonment for those who are found culpable. We cannot continue to lose women and girls every day as a result of gender-based violence. Some of them are killed by people who are known to them - former boyfriends, current husbands and boyfriends. We cannot continue to lose women in this manner. If it is a cult, the faster it is discovered and dismantled, the better for this nation. This is because we cannot continue like this. We must end femicide in this country. I would also like to advise the young people. As much as we appreciate technology and its benefits, we need to tread carefully and cautiously. You cannot meet someone on social media whom you have never seen before, and then you are invited into private spaces and rush. 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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