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    "id": 460144,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "From statistics, Kenya is a very religious country, with over 78 per cent of her population going to either the mosque or church. Unfortunately, when you hear what is happening in this country you wonder why a religious country line this one would have characters with such barbaric and inhuman behaviour. I want to agree with the Member for Ol Jorok that it is a shame and that even animals have some decorum in the way they do some things, unlike what human beings do. So, I want to support the Motion by saying that it is indeed true that rape and defilement are unacceptable in this society. Under the Sexual Offences Act, the courts ought to assist this country by giving maximum sentences. Of course, there was a clause which sought to provide for castration in the original Bill, but it was deleted. That would have been the ultimate punishment for rapists because it is very unfortunate that young girls and mothers are sexually harassed even at employment level. You find men taking advantage of their positions to harass female employees. If we have predominantly male dominated police stations, it is good for the Government to start thinking on how we can have a desk managed by female police officers. Of course, going by what the Member for Ol Jorok said, even the judges are male. Judges are beyond reproach. They do not look at a male rapist and see him as a man. They just see him as an offender, and they mete out appropriate punishment. Recently, the courts have been giving quite punitive penalties to rapists and defilers. Of course, most of the other issues are social problems. Our cultures also contribute to this problem, especially where parents of victims of rape or defilement get some financial gains in terms of trying to cover up an issue where one of their daughters or sister or relative has been raped. This is unacceptable but the only remedy that we have are the law courts. We also need to actualise the penalties where maximum penalties are given to sexual offenders. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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