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    "content": "(Mr. Lesrima): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The following cases have been reported countrywide from the year 2010 to date. These are cases of intimate-partner violence. Nairobi, 164; Coast, 88 cases; North- Eastern – 14 cases; Western, 179 cases; Rift Valley, 344 cases; Eastern, 175 cases; Central, 69 cases and Nyanza, 98 cases. The total number of cases reported to the police from 2010 to date, add up to 1,131. (b) The following cases have been prosecuted and others resulted in convictions: The number of cases prosecuted for Nairobi is 164; convictions, 47; Coast, 46; convictions, 28; North Eastern, 14 prosecuted; two convictions; Western, 179 prosecuted; 51 convictions; Rift Valley, 344 prosecuted; 64 convictions; Eastern Province, 164 prosecuted; 40 convictions; Central 52 prosecuted; 39 convictions; Nyanza 98 prosecuted and 13 convictions. The total number of prosecutions are 1,061 and total convictions is 284. (c) The following measures have been put in place to proactively deal with intimate/partner abuse: Establishment of gender desks in all police stations which are manned by trained officers both male and female; gender mainstreaming policy in the Government; sensitizing officers on gender mainstreaming policy that is spearheaded by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development; the enactment of the Sexual Offences Act, 2008; the Act harmonizes sexual violence legislations that provides a comprehensive definition of rape, introduces minimum sentences, criminal sexual harassment and expands sexual harassment to include gang rape, deliberate infection with sexually transmitted diseases; trafficking for sexual exploitation and child pornography; the adoption of two regulations in 2008 to guide judicial officers in the implementation of Sexual Offences Act; the Sexual Offences Regulations, Sexual Offences Dangerous Offenders and DNA Data Bank Regulations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 2000, the Domestic Violence Family Protection Bill was tabled before Parliament, but it lapsed before it was enacted. The Bill has now been revised and updated to reflect present-day requirements by making it wide and flexible. It deals with all matters relating to gender violence. As soon as consultations with stakeholders are concluded, the Government will plan to re-introduce Family Protection Bill for debate."
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