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    "id": 506027,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kittony",
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        "legal_name": "Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand as an angry Kenyan to say that what has been going on is very disturbing, indeed. I want to say, here and now that the responsibility should start from us. We should condemn such acts. When you look at what is in the social media, you wonder why we are watching and enjoying what is happening. Why could they not condemn it and report it accordingly? We watched it, laughed and that was it. However, this is a very sad situation. If these were my own grandchildren undergoing this, I would have felt very sad. So, we cannot allow our country to continue allowing such things to happen. Security has to start from us. We cannot, all the time, be talking about insecurity. Let security start from you and me, so that we stop these acts, once and for all. Social media is good when it is not abused. However, when it is abused, then we have to find laws to stop it. It is young girls and young women of Kenya who are suffering. Today, a programme has been launched for 16 days to sensitize people on violence against women. Probably, people have forgotten that the lives we are all carrying are God’s gifts which we need to nurture and respect. We need to respect one another. We are the ones to stop what is happening in the society. It is our unity and the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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