Florence Kajuju

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• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: It has been said that this is a law that does not uphold family values. However, when we are talking about domestic issues, we forget that we are not referring to women only. This is a law that refers to a woman, a man, a child and to a larger family that is beyond the nuclear family. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Mulu has said that he has daughters and most of us here have daughters. We also have mothers. As we legislate on this law, let us not think about the wives whom we subject to cold war. Let us think about our daughters, our sisters and our mothers. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, laws are not made for tribes. It has been said that in some tribes, we are entitled to enjoy certain abuses like sexual abuse. However, there is no law in Kenya that has been made because it takes into account any tribal inclination. In fact, the Constitution says that any customs or any customary practices that are repugnant to justice and morality and are inconsistent with the Constitution should not be upheld. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, I beg hon. Members to note that this is not a law that is supposed to take into account our tribal inclinations. This law is not meant to destroy the fabric of society. In contrast, it is supposed to uphold the morality of the society. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, if you look at the interpretive section of this law, you will find that it is stated so that it can avoid ambiguity. Most of the definitions in this Bill will assist us to know what exactly violence is and what is not. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as you properly guided this House, if this House looks at the proposed amendments by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee that are annexed to this Bill, they will know that we had hon. T.J. Kajwang’, hon. David Ochieng and hon. Peter Kaluma who came out strongly to propose amendments to this Bill. The Committee agreed with them. That is why there is a report that is annexed to this Bill on the proposed amendments to the Bill. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I will go to the beautiful Sections of this Bill. Under Section 3 of this Bill, we have in the Children’s Act the rationale that the best interest of a child must be taken care of. What we have done in this Bill is to borrow what is provided for, for the best interest of the child in the Children’s Act and put it in this Bill. That is so that if a child is exposed to violence within a domestic arena, then the best interest of that child must be taken into account through the operationalization of this law. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, as we speak about domestic violence, we are not making this law because we have many numbers in this House as it was said by an hon. Member and protecting ourselves. I can protect myself without any law but I am talking about the village woman who is in Meru County or who is in the rural area who needs to be protected by law. I am also talking about a woman in Nyeri County as it is being said. That is what we are doing. We are not making a law for ourselves. We are making this law ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there are very many other provisions that are good in this Bill. One of them is on the issue of protection orders. The circumstances under which protection orders can be granted are very well enumerated in this Bill. These apply across the board. That is both to the man and to the women. So, this is not a law for the woman as it was said before. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: There is the establishment of safe houses and shelter for victims. When we talk about a victim, we are not thinking about the woman only. We are thinking about a man and a woman who needs protection. If safe houses are established, they will take care of both genders. view