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    "id": 1064184,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1064184/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, Clause 22 that seeks to amend Article 130 talks about the expanded Executive. As Kenyans, we must be alive to the fact that what has really been ailing us in most elections is the winner takes it all. After every election you will find that the winner takes it all and the number two has no space at all politically. The third and fourth are also stranded. The expanded Executive gives an opportunity for the face of Kenya to be seen in the political arena. In the expanded Executive, we will have the President at the top, the Vice-President following, the Prime Minister and the two Deputy Prime Ministers. We will also have Ministers. This is a plus because the face of Kenya will be represented. The number two in an election has followers and value addition in this country. When someone is a loser, it does not mean that he does do not have followers or he cannot add value. The amendment allowing these positions will help bring down the curve of the many post election violence incidents that always happen in the country. We, as Kenyans, we need to give this a trial and see how it works with an expanded Executive. We should do an analysis of what happens after elections. We should ask ourselves if we have any gains. If there are, we should do things differently because we cannot have Kenyans dying every now and then. Every time after an election, people are afraid of going back to their farms or meeting their neighbours. People become enemies yet we are one nation Kenya. There is no room for us to become enemies and hate each other. We must see how to deal with the issue of post election violence. We are talking about many things, but the elephant in the room is the leadership at the apex. We have to see how to deal with the leadership at the apex to ensure that it is representing the face of Kenya. Madam Deputy Speaker, Clause 47 seeks to amend Article 180 on the opposite gender rule. In the appointment of county executives, if the governor is male, then the deputy should be female and vice versa. This is good because it will ensure that the 50-50 representation is not only in the Senate, but also in the county governments. This will also help women come up and ensure they are getting mentorship from their governors in a case where the governor is male. In a case where the governor is female, the mentorship will also come up from the male counterpart. Madam Deputy Speaker, this amendment will ensure that the inequality that is in Kenya comes to a stop. It will also ensure that the discrimination and marginalization stops. This is because when PwDs are given opportunity to lead, and their numbers are expanded, their voices will be stronger. It will not only be stronger, but it will help others rally behind them and ensure that they are supporting them. Madam Deputy Speaker, I also want to talk about the funds that will go to the counties. The five per cent of the Ward Development Fund will provide support in a big way because it will ensure that inequality in development that is in the counties is also addressed. When you go to the counties, you will find that there are some wards that are more developed than the others. The five per cent ensure that it is addressing the core"
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