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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think that will be discriminative in any way because if you look at the office of the governor as a single institution, you would say that it is not fair if the governor and the deputy governor were all of the same gender. That is a debate that I urge the sponsor of this Bill and those who are passionate about the issue of representation of women to look at before we get to the next elections. That would allow more women to get into executive seats at the county level. We cannot avoid talking about this being the age of women rising. In the United Kingdom (UK), a woman is at the helm. In the United States of America (USA), a woman for once is set to be nominated as a presidential contender. In Germany, a woman is at the helm as well as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and at the African Union (AU). Women are also at the helm in Brazil, Argentina and in an increasing number of nations. Women have risen to top level positions not necessarily because of affirmative action but because of their own industry, effort, dedication, ambition and focus. I urge the women of Kenya that tokenism is not the solution. In as much as we have done this for some of the less developed regions, much has not been achieved. For instance, we have an Equalization Fund; we have set aside some money to allow less developed counties to catch up with the other counties. With the experiment with the Equalization Fund, it is evident that there is no amount of favours, tokens or grants that you can provide that will fully compensate for the discrimination and injustices that have been meted out for many generations. So, tokenism is not the solution. We must get to a point where young ladies and even elderly ladies - though I am told that there is nothing like an elderly lady, you are either a young lady or a lady. So, young ladies and ladies in this country should believe in themselves and aspire to scale the heights."
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