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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Musyoka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Mbinya Musyoka",
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    "content": "However, let us leave it at that because there are more important things that are in this Bill. There is lack of knowledge amongst many victims with regard to what one is expected to do after a sexual offence has occurred. Most times, survivors of sexual violence tamper with evidence which could help prove the violation. People land in court without knowing what to do and they lose their cases. So, we need the county governments and the national Government to explain these offences through sex education. They should let the people know what sexual offences are and what people need to do when those offences occur. I heard one of our Members say that parents should teach their children. I wonder how many of you learnt sex education through parents. We need to have sex education taught in schools and public forums. We should respect one another. Women know what decency means. A decently dressed woman should not be advanced in public places. We should have our space respected. The issue of soliciting money from victims or their guardians should be taken seriously. There are cases where mothers have been paid as little as Kshs1,000 to cover up sexual offences committed against their own children. Such guardians and parents should face the full force of the law. Perpetrators of sexual offences should not be protected. They should get severe punishment for defilement. With those few remarks, I support these amendments. I hope they will go through because they are important. We need to have the knowledge, so that we know how to conduct ourselves when such offences occur."
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