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    "id": 674605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gwendo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joy Adhiambo Gwendo",
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    "content": "Much obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As women leaders in this society, we are not asking for tokens. We are asking for the support of men and male leaders. I wish the society could be prompted to change the thinking that a woman cannot be a leader. For example, in any group a woman will many a times be given the position of an organising secretary or treasurer. They will never be chairperson, not because they not capable of handling the position, but because it is perceived that the chairperson’s position has to be taken by a man. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge political parties to find a way of supporting women so that when issuing nomination certificates, women pay half the nomination fees, like what some parties did during the last general election. Women should also be supported in terms of campaign materials and security. Lack of such things is what makes most women shy away from vying for positions. It is not because they are afraid or they are incapable, but because of they have seen other women go through before. There is no tool more important in development than the empowerment of women. When you empower one woman, you have empowered a whole society. When you support one woman, you have supported a generation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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