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    "id": 1059233,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. With a lot of respect and humility, I want to congratulate the Senator for Machakos County, Sen. Kavindu Muthama. I want to take this opportunity to tell the women fraternity and to give them advice that, being a woman is not a disability. Being a woman, you have equal power and strength to that of a man. What men can do; women can do better. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House, through the election of Madam Kavindu Muthama, just like Sen. Khaniri said, we have now been able to acquire the two-thirds gender reality or requirement. For that matter, I must encourage the women out there. I must also encourage the party leaders to learn from His Excellency Kalonzo Musyoka - whom I served with in this Parliament. He was my friend when he was the Vice-President - to always prioritize the nomination of women to run for various positions in this country. This is because if all of them were like him, probably we will not be in the problem we have today in terms of fulfilling the two-thirds gender requirement. With those few remarks, congratulations, Sen. Kavindu Muthama. Welcome to the Senate. I am sure you are equal to the task. Always remember, just like the oath you have taken says, you will always pay allegiance to the people and the Republic of Kenya. You owe the people of Machakos that responsibility, allegiance to serve them with dedication and to ensure that what is required of you as their Senator is done."
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