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    "id": 504085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Musyoka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Mbinya Musyoka",
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    "content": "on something which is very disturbing, if I am allowed. I know we discussed about stripping of ladies. I know we have discussed it but I am quite disturbed because it is going on up to today. It is being done now with a lot of impunity. The latest victim was really humiliated. She was stripped, exposed, filmed and the footage was distributed in the social media. It was very disturbing to see men poking her and making her feel degraded. I am suggesting that all those people who are doing that because that lady was not indecently dressed, she just refused to accept passes, be dealt with. Several women in Nairobi have been threatened. I wish they would report those threats, something should be done. Police should take action to teach others a lesson. I am really disturbed by what is going on that at this time and age we cannot walk around our streets in peace. Women are not indecently dressed but they are being threatened and they are being stripped up to today. I am feeling really bad about that. Coming to this very important Bill, as politicians, we are like endangered species. When we come out of here, I have seen many politicians living disgraceful lives and nobody really cares about them. It is important to have a Bill such as this, that recognises former Members. It is important to have a body which we can always fall back to. Former hon. Members are mocked. They are not recognised so much in society unless they are extremely wealthy and are contributing money and maintaining certain people. We have seen since we came to Parliament that this is not a place to make money. It is a place to work and we give our best here. We make contributions and to get the job, we spend a lot of money. Once you are on the job, you sustain it with money. When you leave this place, obviously because of the stressful nature of the work, you end up with hypertension, diabetes or any of those lifestyle diseases. Those diseases need people to be stable and to have something to fall back to. I want to support hon. Mwaura in saying that there should be a stipend to those hon. Members so that at least, if not anything, they can afford to buy medicine. We have had situations where we have had to contribute money to treat former Members. We have seen situations where former hon. Members are mocked as they walk around the streets and people do not regard them as having had contributed much to the society. The former hon. Members need to be recognised. They have rights like everybody else. They have contributed in nation building and in infrastructural development. They have played a very unique role which should not just be rubbished. In fact, when we leave Parliament, we should leave as champions on certain topical issues such as what hon. Chebii and others are doing in terms of female genital mutilation. We have issues of gender based violence. Empowerment is a continuous process. Once we start empowering women and youth, once we get out of here, we will continue with those processes. We will continue being role models and doing mentorship programmes. All this needs some support. This Bill will come in handy to support hon. Members and make sure that they remain relevant once they leave this House. The former hon. Members should not be subjected to ridicule and undue psychological suffering just because they do not come back to Parliament. This fall back mechanism will take care of that. It is true that Members of Parliament do their work sacrificially. Their service is sacrificial to the electorate. This goes unrecognised once they get out of this House. The Parliamentary Society of Kenya Bill will address those issues. It is coming in handy. 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."
}