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    "id": 956496,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "being naked in one area of the country may look anathema in another part of the country. Where I come from, we all bath naked in the lake and it is not a big deal. I am sure they would all run away where Hon. Sankok comes from if I walked naked amongst fellow women. It is not a big deal where I come from. We bath together. We even borrow soap and bath in the lake with each other while naked. It is not a big deal. I was giving that as an example with discomatanga. When my father died, I remember there was something akin to disco matanga. It was therapeutic. We used to sit every night, very long time ago when I was a kid, and watch people coming, dancing and singing. It was extremely therapeutic. What we have done is modernise ourselves, remove traditional norms and left nothing in their stead. What do we do to people when they are bereaved? That is why we even have mental illness cases on the rise. People are committing suicide because they cannot cope. There is no disco matanga to help them cope. Yes, we are saying disco matanga is bad, but what is there to help people cope that is akin to discomatanga now that girls get pregnant and people have distorted them? I was giving that example so that we really talk about the moral dilemma we are facing as a country, so that even when we bring a law to domesticate this Treaty, we find a balance that acknowledges that people are getting extremely innovative. Part of my exercise regime is dancing. I learn a new dance every day. Sometimes it is Vimbada . Vimbada have their dance styles and Inama has its own dance style. My age does not allow me to do some of them. What I 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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