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    "id": 486745,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Bishop) Mutua",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mutemi Mutua",
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    "content": "there is no celebration for one part of the legislators. If this Bill goes through, let women not celebrate because if they do so then it means that it was a Bill against men. If this Bill fails, let men also not celebrate because it will mean we were just fighting to defeat women. This is not the essence of this Bill. This Bill is supposed to bring the family together and let us reason together as both members of the same family. If this Bill can be combed through with a toothpick, I am sure that we will come with the best Bill that we have ever passed in the Eleventh Parliament. The violence that we are experiencing in Kenya does not happen on the streets. It starts way back at the family level. Children who have lived through domestic violence, and who know nothing about love or counseling or how to bear with another person are the ones who go out on the streets and commit brutal murders. So, this Bill is an opportunity for us to begin inculcating some kind of values and principles in our children. So, in my view, this Bill gives us an opportunity to address issues of family values, relationship and cement good discipline within the family set up. Good discipline does not begin with you; it begins with me. It begins with each one of us. When we begin to practise it, we begin to forgive. We begin to bear with one another. We begin to respond to issues in a non-violent way. We then begin to become role models. Therefore, this is a wonderful Bill, if it can be just amended in those few areas that appear to be targeting a certain section of the society for punishment. Hon. Speaker, this Bill has one very interesting thing for me. It does not allow men to become negligent, which is a very good thing. I agree with that kind of approach because even the Bible that I preach says that any man who does not provide for his family is worse than an infidel, and has been denied the faith (Timothy 1:58). So, this Bill demands that spouses play their roles respectfully. I know that the issue of sex within marriage is an old one but let me ask a question: If somebody is there with you and he denies you your marital rights, is that person really enjoying your company? That person is not enjoying your company. So, you need to realise that it takes mutual---"
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