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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sang",
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        "legal_name": "Leonard Kipkosgei Sang",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not know why Hon. Serut complains every time you give some of us an opportunity to give an opinion. He does not have to be the one doing it all the time. I want to start by thanking and congratulating my friend, Hon. Mwinyi. This is a very important Motion. Probably, most of Hon. Mwinyi’s constituents have gone through a lot of trouble. Congratulations! For a very long time, the P3 Form has been issued to victims of various circumstances freely at police stations. What used to happen is that anybody who was injured would report to any hospital for treatment. From there, they would go to a police station to acquire the P3 Form. I would advise my friend, Hon. Mwinyi, that we need to have chiefs, assistant chiefs and, if possible, even village elders issuing the P3 Form to victims of assault or accidents because the form is issued for free. It has been unfortunate that MOHs and clinical officers are the ones who have been mandated by the Act to fill in the P3 Form. It has been unfortunate because majority of Kenyans who have suffered injuries through accidents and other ways have given out something small at our hospitals in order to facilitate medical personnel to travel to court to give testimonies. Most of the time, hospitals do not have money for such purpose. Some hospitals charge Kshs1,000 while others charge Kshs1,500, depending on the distance to be covered. I would advise my friend, Hon. Mwinyi, that we discuss this matter with county assemblies, so that they can factor in their budgets some fee for filling in the P3 Form, so that a health care worker can travel to court to testify, have a meal and then travel back to his work station. The P3 Form is very important. It has been used in court as evidence for a very long time. In cases of assault, accidents, rape and sodomy, the P3 Form has to be filled, so that, at least, it can be produced in court as evidence so that the assailants can be convicted. It has been unfortunate because most victims in this country are very poor. The young girls and boys who have been raped and sodomised are from very humble backgrounds. Most of the perpetrators of such serious crimes almost always go scot free because most of the victims cannot afford the cost of travelling to the centres where the courts are located to give evidence. Therefore, I suggest that we, at least, discuss this matter with county assemblies with a view to convincing them to factor in the budgets of their respective county governments some money for payment of allowances to health care workers involved in such activities. Lastly, the P3 Form is a crucial document that should be produced in court as evidence in order for assailants to be convicted. Once again, congratulations, Hon. Mwinyi!"
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