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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "when it comes to reporting. Some of us have tried to report cases to police stations and sometimes you are given very interesting conditions. Sometimes if they want to investigate a matter, they ask for fuel or say they do not have vehicles. A number of people end up giving up and are not able to report their cases. For those people who do not have money to pay, it is a very big problem. This Bill has come in at the opportune time although it would have been much better if it had come earlier. It is good that the Constitution which was promulgated in 2010 had a specific article dealing with this matter. What we need to do is create public awareness. We have had a number of NGOs here dealing with civic education but they only go to big towns, call a few people, come with questionnaires and have them filled in and then go back and say that they have carried out what is required. We need to conduct a survey all over the country arising from this Bill. This is a very good initiative and we need to get more information so that when we are dealing with the situation in future, we know exactly what we are dealing with because there are a lot of cases which are not reported. It is not only the vulnerable groups like I said, but anybody. I am sure some of these members have gone through situations which cannot be addressed because of the complications that they went through. I have already heard a number of people complaining that the police recruitment that is going on is not free and fair. There are claims of bribery. You do not know who to blame. I received a lot of reports that there was a lot of bribery. So, for those people who are aggrieved, there must be a place where they can report this immediately and the information must not be vague, but include the names of the perpetrators of those kinds of offences. There is a very important aspect of this Bill which I would really like to stress. The funding of the Victim Protection Fund is a very important component because if you do not have funding, then it is very difficult to implement what you decide to do. It will be necessary that the Mover of the Bill, hon. Millie Odhiambo, looks into this so that we get as much information as possible which can help us provide adequate funding, so that implementation of the Bill can be achieved. The other thing which the Bill talks about is the protection centers. It is important for us to encourage suggestion boxes, where names are not included. I was informed of how the intelligence people work; I do not know whether they still work like that. There are times when people are just lying around Uhuru Park. You may think those people are either tired, hungry or are drunkards, but some of them are just there for the purpose of collecting information. The only thing is that they are not properly facilitated. If we must have a peaceful country and one that cares about the welfare of everybody, like we normally say on political platforms, then this is a very important Bill and it must be implemented. For that, I would want to commend hon. Millie Odhiambo and say that all Members here must help in giving information from various areas, so that this Bill is implemented. Thank you, hon. Speaker and congratulations hon. Millie Odhiambo."
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