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    "id": 487256,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 4 and inserting the following new clause- “4. (1)A court, administrative authority, or a person performing any functions under this Act, shall respect and uphold the values and principles in the Constitution and, in particular, be guided by the provisions of Articles 10, 27(4), 47, 48, 49 of the Constitution.” (2) subject to subsection (1) a court, administrative authority or person performing functions under this Act shall ensure that— (a) the court, administrative body or person does not discriminate against any victim on the basis of race, colour, gender, age, language, creed, religion, nationality, political or other opinion, cultural belief or practices, property, birth or family status, ethnic or social origin, disability, or any other grounds; (b) every victim is, as far as possible, be given an opportunity to be heard and to respond before any decision affecting him or her is taken; (c) the victim’s dignity is preserved at all stages of a case involving the victim, from the pre-trial to post-trial phase; (d) every victim is addressed in a manner appropriate to his or her age and intellectual development and should be spoken to and be allowed to speak in his or her language of choice, or through an interpreter if necessary; (e) every victim is treated in a manner which takes into account his or her cultural values and beliefs; (f) every victim is protected from secondary victimization in all informal, administrative and judicial proceedings relating to the victim; 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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