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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "finally have representatives of the people who take care of all the interests of those they represent in this House. I urge all hon. Members to continue supporting this Bill and make sure that we do not water it down so that it can be a Bill that protects everybody. That way we can be remembered for having made it possible, since 1999 when it first found its way to the Floor of this House. Let me also say that, indeed, we have challenges that people may not know. Governments spend a lot of money trying to deal with victims of domestic violence. If you went to Kenyatta National Hospital, or even to Level 5 hospitals, you would find many people being treated of injuries caused by domestic violence. Therefore, we must look at the economic consequences of domestic violence and seek to prevent them from increasing. We also must say no to all cultural practices that are harmful and detrimental to the health of the people of this country. We must also move forward to promote human rights that have been covered by a big chapter in our Constitution. That chapter is seen as the best chapter of human rights in any constitution in Africa. We are the example and, therefore, we must seek to protect the rights of everybody in this Bill and ensure that all Kenyans feel protected in marriage and out of marriage. Hon. Speaker, I was very happy to hear hon. (Ms.) Millie Odhiambo-Mabona quoting the Bible; that we must submit to our husbands. The same Bible goes further to say that husbands must love their wives as Christ loved the Church---"
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