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    "id": 426817,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "organization which champions the violation of the anti-gay laws; if and if they exist then they do so illegally. However, the following challenges are encountered when dealing with these type of cases at the Judiciary. The first one is lack of witnesses to testify in court. There is also lack of scientific evidence as many cases are reported very late. The victims are often compromised by the accused parties; where victims are minors, parents or guardians, tend to conspire with the accused and refuse to come to court. In some cases and due to victimization, the victims tend to shy away from pursuing cases while others fail to report them due to embarrassment. The court process may be too slow with unnecessary adjournment. There is lack of public awareness and sensitization. Sometimes there are threats from the accused person’s family. There is withholding of evidence by key witnesses. Disappearance of the accused persons after incidents is common. Section 162 of the Penal Code is subtitled: “Unnatural Offences.” It states: “Any person who- (a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or (b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or (c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, Section 163 of the Penal Code states thus:- “Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in Section 162 is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.” Section 165 of the Penal Code is about indecent practice. It states thus:- “Any male person who, whether in public or private, commits any act of gross indecency with another male person, or procures another male person to commit any act of gross indecency with him, or attempts to procure the commission of any such an act by any male person with himself or with another male person, whether in public or private, is guilty of felony and is liable to imprisonment for five years.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is the interesting part and I want hon. Members to hear me. This thing is happening across the country. I have a summary of cases handled per region and per county. The whole of Central Province has recorded 85 cases; Coast region, 63 cases; Rift Valley region, 204 cases; Nairobi, 40 cases; Nyanza, 33 cases; North Eastern region, 9 cases; my own county, 3 cases; Eastern region, 161 cases and where the Leader of Minority Party comes from, Kitui County, 16 cases. Meru County has the highest number of 103 cases."
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