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    "id": 252061,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to pass my compliments to the owner of this Bill, Ms. Ndung'u, for the good effort she has put in the work. I hope that because of this, the anger that has built in the hearts and minds of most people will go down. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a different form of experience, unlike Mr. Mutula Kilonzo who says that he knows rape. I know rape in a different way. In villages where I come from, I have seen rape victims. In my clinic, I have handled rape victims. In the wards, I see rape victims on ward rounds in the morning. More importantly, in theatre, I have witnessed attempts by senior colleagues and myself to do something to correct the consequences of rape. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my anger is such that I am forced to accept that when I am brought here, I do not come here to represent my personal interests and biases. We are supposed to make law. I am, therefore, supporting this Bill very strongly, more than 100 per cent. However, I am wondering where the Departmental Committee on Adminstration of Justice and Legal Affairs is. When you go through this Motion, you are forced to remember what Michael Kijana Wamalwa said. He once said, \"a good idea must yield ground to a better one\". We hoped that this good idea by Ms. Ndung'u, when taken to the Departmental Committee, would yield ground to a better idea. But because they did not do this, I am begging hon. Member to support this Bill but make sure that it goes back to the Committee so that they come up with---"
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