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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to congratulate my country, Kenya, on its auspicious election to the UN Security Council. It makes me proud to be a Kenyan and it is a show that Kenya is definitely the pride of Africa. Allow me again to quickly congratulate the President. We saw President Uhuru Kenyatta do a lot of mobilization by virtually engaging through Zoom and through other channels to rally support. The opportunity for Kenya to sit at that high table shows the confidence that the world has in our country, especially as a country from Africa. It is a very great honour for this country and I say congratulations and hongera to my country, Kenya. The opportunity to sit in the UN Security Council is great. In the last Parliament, I had the opportunity to serve in the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations of the House. I want to congratulate that Committee. We traversed the world looking at how to strengthen our ties with various countries. I have also had an opportunity in my life to live, study and work in New York, US. Where the UN sits is extremely strategic to many other decisions. I am very hopeful that the opportunity Kenya has been given will prove to these issues. One of the issues Kenya will take to the UN is youth empowerment. It is a huge issue this country has been working on. I am also happy to look at gender. Gender equality is going to the UN. Gender equality is an issue Kenya has been struggling with even in this House, like trying to pass the Two-Thirds Gender Bill. By Kenya sitting in the UN Security Council, it will have the opportunity to advance gender equality at the UN level. I am a Member representing persons with disabilities, especially Members of Parliament with disabilities at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). We have been pushing at the CPA level to ensure that Kenya ratifies the disability protocol of the African Union (AU). I The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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