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    "id": 1017340,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, if the advisory given to the President by CJ Maraga was on any other constitutionality other than the two-thirds gender rule, most of us would have respected that rule. As Sen. Halake mentioned, most of the Bills that would have led to the dissolution of Parliament for non-passage have already been complied with, except the two-thirds gender rule. Therefore, that shows that there is a problem in terms of our understanding. More than 51 per cent of the population of this country is not adequately represented in both Houses. At least in Senate we are just minus one, but the other House they are around 23 per cent. Madam Deputy Speaker, as Houses who are a creation of the Constitution, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that we respect and protect the Constitution. The Bill The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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