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    "id": 1566629,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1566629/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Statement by Sen. Tabitha Mutinda on the Protection Trust Fund. For your information, I think most Kenyans do not even know whether this Fund exists. After enacting, not so much was done to create awareness among members of the public who are victims of crimes perpetrated day in, day out; especially, the children. If we have no children, we have no future generations. As a Senate, part of our oversight role is to participate and ensure we raise awareness, so that this Fund can adequately be contributed to and most of the victims of crime out there are beneficiaries. Since 2014 when this Act was put in place, very little has been done to ensure that this Fund is fully operational to assist the neediest elements in the society. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the committee that is going to look into this matter should out of their own volition, go ahead and invite members to a public participation exercise to ensure that this matter is fully owned by the members and for us to communicate to members of the public what we have this in place. That as Members of Parliament (MP), we have not given a blind eye to victims of several crimes committed and we want to enact laws that can be used, not just gather dust on the shelves. Thank you."
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