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    "id": 1066095,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "Following the recommendation of the Committee that this matter will require reconsideration at the appropriate time, then this becomes a critical issue. We do not want the counties and the national Government to lose out from getting the best practice and the best consultancies from its citizens, who it has invested heavily in through education. I have heard many submissions from my fellow colleagues on the issue of the two-thirds gender rule. The 12th Parliament, which is the Parliament that we sit in, was unable to enact a law that would ensure that we meet the two-thirds gender rule. We are sitting here unconstitutionally as we were reminded by the courts of law. This is the first methodology brought forth by the citizens, which will help bring the two-thirds gender rule into Parliament. I celebrate it because it is a beautiful thing. I have heard all sorts of submissions. I have heard people say that we are taking away the Women Representative position from the National Assembly hence they will lose on their kitty when they move to the Senate but I say no. The House of Senate, being the highest House in this country, is a national platform. Where else can we showcase the work of women if not in a national platform like the Senate? If we are truly going to move forward together as one people, why should it be that the women are the ones who should be left at the National Assembly with a small kitty to deal with women issues? We are not aliens. It is the work of the Government to deal with issues of all Kenyans. Therefore, I strongly feel, especially having served in this House, that women at this national level will be a game changer. As it is, the oversight work at the Senate is so much. I have said it on this Floor that the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources is so busy and it can do with subcommittees if we are to canvas all the petitions that come to this House. Kenyans believe in the Senate. I look forward to having more women who can serve in the committees such as the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, the Committee on Roads and Transportation and the expanded committees which can lead to subcommittees. I am sure that the Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments cannot canvas all the oversight work of each county. What are we talking about? I do not know why anyone would think that women in this House are an addition to Kenyans. I still grapple with that issue. I look forward to women contributing in the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDP) of their counties to ensure that issues of 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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