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    "id": 1031040,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you. I wish to speak to the same issue on representation in the Senate. I had not seen the reason why 50-50 is a challenge in this Senate. As I am speaking right now, I have a letter that in this case does not allow me to vote on any issue in this Senate. I am still very humiliated and it has taken me time to come back after receiving such a letter. Many of the speakers who came ahead of me felt that voting is of no use. However, voting has done several things. In the USA, President Trump was trounced by Joe Biden because of the vote. Madam Temporary Speaker, voting in the same vein goes a long way to ensure that Bills and Motions pass. During the Division of Revenue Bill, we spent a long time to ensure that we had the right numbers. That does not mean that voting is not important. Therefore, we want to have women in this Senate who are empowered to vote. We are speaking to issues of 47 women in the National Assembly who have been given what we call National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). Madam Temporary Speaker, I think you came from there as well. These women have suffered because that amount is so little. They are even demonized to the extent that 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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