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    "id": 472863,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Otucho",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Emaase Otuch",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker for this opportunity. First I want to thank hon. (Ms) Odhiambo-Mabona, for this Bill, I remember my very first Statement was on victim protection and hon. (Ms) Odhiambo- Mabona, stood on a point of order and said that she had a similar Motion coming and I had to withdraw my statement. So, I want to congratulate her for this Bill. There is a saying that the greatest taste of the quality of justice is how well we treat our victims. This reminds me of a scenario in my own Constituency last year, where we lost a number of people in some areas like Ochude and Kwangamor; I remember that some women lost their husbands. Some of them had their hands chopped off. Right now, there are children who cannot even complete their basic education because their bread winners were actually killed in the attacks that were meted out to the community. I think this proposed legislation is very timely; it is important that we have bought legislation and practical measures to ensure that we protect individuals who fall victims to crime. I am very happy with hon. (Ms) Odhiambo-Mabona because we are actually taking practical measures that we need to put in place. For example, there is a proposed fund that will actually be used to compensate some of the victims. This is very important and it is why I support this Bill. I want to urge all Members that we need to support this Bill, so that we ensure that we stay in solidarity with our victims, those people who fall victims to crime and they are left without any support and protection; most of them happen to be the sole bread winners of their various families; I think this is very important. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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