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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Leonard Kipkosgei Sang",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I want to start by thanking hon. Millie Odhiambo for coming up with this very important Bill. I know that it is long overdue. For a very long time, victims have been suffering almost everywhere, especially poor victims. On the general principles of the Bill, it provides for the protection of the dignity of victims through provision of better information, support service, reparation and compensation from the offender, in accordance with this Act. For a very long, most of the victims of rape have been lacking information. Wherever we come from, we have a good number of victims. I was telling my friend a few minutes ago that some of us have fallen victim to some conmen in issues of purchase of land, purchase of vehicles and most of those other things. While practicing somewhere, I realised that most of the victims did not have information. The passage of this Bill will help victims to get information on where they will be getting support from, especially legal support services. On issues of establishment of programmes to assist vulnerable victims, this Bill is also timely. That is because victims will get assisted to get income generating programmes. On issues of child victims, the Bill has sorted out the issue of the rights of children in terms of victims children, assessing adequate food and water. Wherever we have been, we have seen girls lumped together with men and women. I want to congratulate Millie Odhiambo for coming up with this Bill because it will ensure that victims children will access adequate water, food and medical treatment. For a very long, many young victims have been having many problems, especially when it comes to the issue of accessing food and water. On the issue of securing victims, the Bill provides for psychological support for victims. For those of us who have been practising medicine somewhere before we came to this House, we know that victims of rape and sodomy have been having a lot of 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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