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    "id": 1017399,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1017399/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "My wish for all the women of this country is to create an environment for our women to pursue their goals to their highest level they want. I was impressed to see the former Deputy Chief Justice of this country, Nancy Baraza, offer to run for presidency. In line with Article 38 of the Constitution, the best way to test your popularity among your people is to vie for elective posts. I have tremendous respect for the Committee of Experts that drafted this Constitution. However, it has got a number of challenges. If you go to Article 81 (b) that talks about gender, it only makes a general statement. It says: - “Not more than two thirds of Members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender.” If you go to the Fifth Schedule, there is no timeline given for the enactment of any law under that particular Article of our Constitution. The only article that has a timeline is Article 100, where Parliament was given a period of five years. However, it says that Parliament shall enact legislation to “promote.” If you say that in an election political parties will give both gender a chance to vie for nomination, that is promoting. If you state that women will not be harassed in campaigns, they will get an environment to do their campaigns freely, this is promoting. Article 27 (8) says: “In addition to the measures contemplated in Clause (6), the State shall take legislative and other measures---” Therefore, the obligation is not on us, as parliamentarians. The obligation is on the State."
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