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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "On compensation, this is the first time that within the same Bill, there is provision for compensation of the victims of crime. The Bill also provides for the Victim Protection Board and the Victim Protection Fund. This actually provides for what is required and needed for a long time. It also provides that the Cabinet Secretary puts in place regulations that will monitor the whole process. We can put all this in place but if there is no way of monitoring or following up, definitely, we will not get very far. So, I support the Bill although there may be areas which we may look at with a view to introducing amendments. I believe that the sponsor of the Bill will look into those areas. I like the definition of “child”, which includes “if the victim who is murdered considered somebody as their child”. If such persons were supporting such child, even if they did not legally adopt that child, the child should also be entitled to compensation. That provision may need to be amended to make it very clear that the child in this case was seen as a child of the victim, and was treated as such. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think it is envisaged that the Victims Surcharge Levy will provide enough funding but there is nothing wrong in getting public funds to support the process through the Victim Protection Fund. This is because many 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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