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    "id": 1052176,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1052176/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13514,
        "legal_name": "Jacquiline Adhiambo Oduol",
        "slug": "jacqueline-adhiambo-oduol"
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the proposed amendments to the Lands Act, 2012. I am glad because land issues, as they are emotive and contentious, are issues to do with women. Women in this country also suffer disproportionately because of land. The Constitution of Kenya has tried to address the issue of land reforms in this country. Women of this country do not even have rights to own land. Women do not have land which usually, forms part of collateral even when they want to do business or anything. This Bill is extremely good especially for women whose right to own land is usually attached to marriage only. As much as we are talking about this Bill, it is also important to address the issues of injustices when it comes to issues of women and access to land in this country. Women are the hardest hit when we talk about land. Land reforms in this country as per the Constitution seek to empower women and are key to food security. It empowers women so that they can get collateral to do their own businesses. It is a Bill that seeks to empower women. I come from Kuria East Constituency, Migori County. We border the Maasai of Narok, Lolgorian and Mashangwa and in those areas, when we talk about community or public land, it is still not clear as per our Constitution what those lands are. 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."
}