{"id":821940,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/821940/?format=json","text_counter":153,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Isiolo North, KPP","speaker_title":"Hon. Hassan Hulufo","speaker":{"id":13348,"legal_name":"Hassan Oda Hulufo","slug":"hassan-oda-hulufo-2"},"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this important Motion. I would like to start by thanking Hon. Jessica Mbalu for bringing this Motion to the House for debate. I support it. Gender-based violation is a very serious human rights issue. It is also a very big social problem. There is an upsurge of gender-based violations in this country. Of course, when we talk of gender-based violations, it is not only women who are normally targeted. In as much as most of the victims are women and children, we also have instances where men suffer gender-based violations in some parts of this country but, because of cultural reasons, the cases are rarely reported. All the same, I think it is important for us, as a country, to have a fund which is proposed through this Motion. That will help us set up post-trauma care facilities which will provide one- stop support centres for the survivors. It has been proven that our normal health facilities cannot provide the quality of services required by gender-based violence survivors. When we have post- trauma centres which are fully funded, well equipped and with all cadres of professionals required, we will be able to provide comprehensive support to victims of that vice in our society. Survivors of gender-based violations normally require emergency medical support. For instance, victims of rape may require post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) which needs to be administered quickly. There could be instances where there are some injuries which need to be attended to. Above all, they also require psycho-social support and proper counselling for them to recover psychologically and be able to go back to their communities and lead a normal life. At the same time, they require social support. For them to seek justice, they require such centres to be fully equipped with forensic capabilities so that evidence can be collected, preserved and properly documented so that the perpetrators can be taken to court and be prosecuted and, therefore, the survivors can be enabled to see justice. As I conclude, I would like to say that this is a timely Motion. We require those centres in all parts of the country. We require them not only in constituencies, but also at the lower levels. Some constituencies are very vast and it is not easy for all persons to access the services from such facilities. I support the Motion. Thank you very much."}