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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. From the outset, I want to congratulate the Committee and to thank them for the very clearly expressed indication of suitability of those people they are presenting to us, as competent, experienced and as qualified. Hon. Speaker, it is extremely important that we get the right leadership, particularly in the political parties. This is because as has been indicated by both the Chair of the Committee and Leader of Minority Party and very clearly explained by the Vice Chair, we want to be seen to observe statutory regulations. I support the Committee Report to a large extent because as I sat here I reflected on experience that has been gathered. I felt I needed to speak to my experience. Hon. Speaker, I opted not to fly to Mombasa for my Committee Report today. This is because out of commitment I had a Statement which I had been informed- having followed very meticulously- that was going to be presented today. Furthermore, Hon. Speaker, as you rightly indicated, we do not just come up with interventions out of nowhere. I also, in a very committed way, sought to get that intervention. I indicate this at this point because I must say at this point in history, with the journey that I have walked seeking to get equitable, not just voice but in a way that we work in our systems to allow particularly sometimes perception that those who are of the other gender might not be as qualified to play certain roles. I feel that it is extremely useful that at this time we see Ann Nderitu, who I think as we look at we do not in any way begin to see her gender but can clearly, as we look at the terrain of political parties, and the challenges that political parties experience we can see that this is a Kenyan. That, indeed, in your words we might not need to be saying chairman. We might say chairperson. However, we would indeed see that what they are saying is correct. Therefore, as I support this Report, I felt that it was a useful point in our history to encourage us at whatever level we are to allow that we do not in any way bring sometimes 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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