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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the killing of women in this country is becoming a pleasurable thing because we do not see equal response in terms of the rule of law on killers such as these. My fear is, if we allow this to continue, we shall see it now extending to all genders. Presently in Siaya County, a well-established gentleman, Willis Ayieko, was found dead, after being killed in the same brutal manner that we see in the killing of women in the country. The worst thing is that the security infrastructure ends only at giving simple journalistic updates on simple accounts and leaving it as a situation whereby, we will be able to do further investigations, so that these murders end at conversations by authorities on a hope of further investigations to be done. This House must take the issue of this femicide seriously. We passed a resolution in this House on police abductions and brutal murders that are going on by the police in the wake of Gen Zs. This House must also do a Motion and a resolution on actions that should be taken to ensure that this country puts an end to these brutal murders that we see in our country. It cannot be that we keep on being comfortable. I do not know whether we are comfortable as a country because it has not reached our own homes. Madam Temporary Speaker, imagining the pain and agony that such families have which brings untold trauma and stigma to these families and they never recover from that. Is it that for the people in power today, starting from the Presidency, coming to the security infrastructure and the IG of Police, these things look normal because they are not in their families? I beg this House that has shown a very serious resolve in dealing with issues of national importance or crises such as these, that we must come to the rescue of the nation and do a serious resolution of the House that will demand our security infrastructure to put an end to this problem. Even if it means that we are going to put maximum surveillance in communities, then I hope that the Senate can come to the rescue of these families. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move this Motion and would want to hear the insight of my colleague Senators. I, therefore, request the wonderful Senator Hamida to second this Motion. I thank you."
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