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"content": "You will read paragraph (f) because I have not included it here. If you have other Articles, I will be happy if you contribute to say so. Article 27(4) states that the State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion; conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth. Our Constitution had foreseen that such incidents can happen but, as legislators, we have to come up with a supportive law, so that when such an incident happens, the police can know exactly where to go in the law. I want to appeal to the Inspector-General of Police that this is something which can get out of hand if it is not addressed urgently, especially in Nairobi. It will be very unfortunate if copycats take it to the rural areas, where such incidents can also happen. Lastly, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we were debating this issue of how people dress and we remembered that in the 1960s and 1970s, if you have an old photo of your mother, you will see that they used to wear miniskirts galore. In fact, there were no other clothes apart from miniskirts. Never had there been such an issue as what is happening now and we are supposed to be a society that has progressed with time. If you go to Turkana – and I love them very much because they are strong, able and they will be giving us oil very soon in this country – their women walk bare-chested. We have never heard of them being stripped because of walking bare- chested."
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