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    "id": 720260,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/720260/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2802,
        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "This Bill has good clauses, but some need further amendments when we come to the Committee stage. There is great need to protect our girls who are vulnerable to sex pests. Some men have become perverts. Some men cannot differentiate between children and women. So, we need to take care of such caliber of people. As Hon. Dawood was saying, sexual offenders should be tagged. They should compulsorily wear tags so that everybody seeing them takes caution so that they do not get preyed upon. It is very important to introduce sex education to our schools especially from Class Six to university. That way, our children will be informed. Research that was released last year shows that nowadays children as young as 12 years are engaging in sex. We do not know how this happens. It is very important not to shy away from giving education to our children as early as possible. Some parents, because of cultural backgrounds are unable to talk to their children about sexual issues. It is, therefore, important that this is introduced in school, so that teachers can compulsorily educate the pupils and students on what is expected. We also need professionalism when these cases are reported to the police. Once somebody is sexually molested, they feel downgraded and are not able to express themselves. The people who are supposed to assist them in police stations should be well trained, so that they can handle them professionally. As the Bill has suggested, every county should have several stations which can handle such cases. Another thing that bothers Kenyans is when a sexual offender negotiates for his freedom after defiling a child. They negotiate to pay goats or cows, something which is not necessary. It is, therefore, important to emphasise that once they commit this offence, they should be punished by the law. Nobody should be given that opportunity to negotiate with the parents. Some parents will be enticed to get cash rewards or animals, so that they can sell them. I support this Bill, but also request the definition of “indecent act” to be clarified. The definition of the word “contact” is a problem and it should be qualified. What type of contact should be attributed to a sexual offence? At times you could be in a queue, say, as you board a matatu and accidentally you squeeze somebody. In the process, somebody could accuse you of molestation just because you are in the queue. So, this should be qualified. There are some contacts which are intentional and others are not. The Member for Machakos said that just looking at a woman could be a sexual offence. She is barring potential suitors from marrying because that is how courtship begins. If there is no admiration for a woman, then for sure, that woman has a problem. Therefore, married ladies should not bar single ladies from being admired by men so that they can also get married. This is a marriage process. There are so many ways---"
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