{"id":718763,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/718763/?format=json","text_counter":124,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. M’uthari","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1576,"legal_name":"Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari","slug":"joseph-meruaki-muthari"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this amendment but with reservations as I highlight the question of reducing the age at which a child is considered sexually offended from 18 years to 16 years. It is dangerous thinking and I am not sure what was in the mind of those who were thinking about this. Why should they reduce the age from 18 years to 16 years? We know that a child needs protection at 18 years. That is not in good taste. I support certain changes in the Judicial Act where we have clarified the age of retirement for our judges. We have had cases where the previous Deputy Chief Justice and the Supreme Court Judge went to court because of this issue of retirement age. This is good because it aligns this Act to the Constitution. 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."}