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    "id": 487307,
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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": "Thank you, hon. Chairlady. The victims that we are making reference to in this particular clause are victims of offences committed against them. Those offences could include rape. You do not want the media to report about the rape of an individual. That is an intrusion into the privacy of that person, which is protected under Article 27(4) of the Constitution. We are seeking to protect the victim from further harm and injury, particularly, on the reputation of that victim. The victim has already suffered. It could include men who are also sexually assaulted by other men. So, you do not want a person who has possibly been raped by another man to also be put in the media that so and so was raped by so and so. Those are graphical things that we do not want to disclose to our children. Again, the newspapers are not read by adults only; they are also read by children. So, that even includes the families of those who have been raped. You will also traumatize them. So, they need to be protected. We are not only protecting the victim, but also the extended family."
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