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    "id": 1030869,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1030869/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Secondly, we noted that the 47 Women Representatives play a very critical role in being a link to very many vulnerable women groups. We noted that the Women Representatives from constituencies are given a kitty of Kshs7 million for each constituency that is used for the benefit of women. If you take an example of Kakamega County that has 12 constituencies, each of those constituencies is going to lose Kshs7 million. Madam Deputy Speaker, this will cause a lot suffering to our women because there was a purpose why this fund was created and put under the management and responsibility of our Women Representatives. Madam Deputy Speaker, we also took note of the fact that the Women Representatives elected to the National Assembly have made a very strong case themselves that they want to continue serving as Women Representatives. We also noted that in the rearranged “new Executive,” there will be Cabinet Ministers appointed from the National Assembly. If you remove all these 47 women, you are denying the women of Kenya a chance to be appointed to the Cabinet. Therefore, Madam Deputy Speaker, the Committee recommends to this honourable House that the prevailing position of 47 Women Representatives being elected---"
}