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    "id": 818174,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/818174/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi East, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Jessica Mbalu",
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        "legal_name": "Jessica N. Mbalu",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, 70 per cent of reported cases is about wife battering. I understand that 85 per cent of it is about cultures. In Kenya an estimated 45 per cent of women aged 15 to 49 years have experienced either physical or sexual violence. The National Crime Research Centre provides a clear picture. It indicates that the centre has supported over 21,341 survivors of SGBV of whom 56 per cent are women, 36 per cent are girls, three per cent are men and five per cent are boys. These cases mostly affect women; or is it that men keep quiet and die quietly? In one of my vernacular stations last week, there was a debate on the issue that when women are battered, most of them report to the police, but when men are battered most of them do not report. It was a very interesting debate because men said when they report to the police they look weak. All said and done, we shall not allow any form of GBV. In my own county of Makueni we have had disturbing situations. For instance, 145 cases of SGBV have been reported. The reported cases are below the national average. Issues of defilement and domestic violence have been a major concern in the Ministry of Interior and Co- ordination of National Government and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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