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    "speaker_name": "Kisumu CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rozaah Buyu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, on behalf of Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA), of which I am the Vice-Chairperson, and on behalf of the women of Kenya at large, I wish to congratulate Her Excellency Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan on her swearing-in as the first female President and as the sixth President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Indeed, she is a great source of inspiration and is flying the flag high on behalf of female leaders all over Africa and the world, where women make up only about 5.9 per cent of Heads of State. President Samia is currently the only woman Head of State in the East African Community (EAC). We also commend and appreciate the respect and honour Her Excellency Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan has accorded our country Kenya by making it the venue of her second official visit, in her capacity as the President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Hon. Speaker, KEWOPA would also like to applaud Tanzania for ensuring a smooth and peaceful transition of power that has enabled Her Excellency Hon. Samia Hassan take over the reins of power, following the demise of His Excellency, the late President John Joseph Pombe Magufuli. We note with pride that prior to this, President Samia Hassan had served as the Vice- President of the United Republic of Tanzania for a five-year term under the late President Magufuli, and would have served in the same capacity for another five-year term following the former President’s re-election in October 2020. Having started her political career in the early 2000s, Her Excellency President Samia had also served in the Zanzibar House of Representatives in various ministerial positions. She is therefore very capable and well prepared for the task ahead as she serves for the remainder of the late President Magufuli’s term. We wish her well. Hon. Speaker, Kenya remains greatly challenged with regard to women’s ascendancy into public and political leadership positions. Over the past decade, countries in the East African region have overtaken Kenya on all measures of gender equality indices. Currently, our Parliament has only about 21 per cent women representation, trailing far behind most of the countries in the region. Some African countries have already attained the critical mass threshold of 33 per cent of women representation in their legislatures. Tanzania’s Parliament, which is at 36.7 per cent female representation, is now being led by a woman President. However, we note that since the coming into effect of the Constitution in Kenya 2010, there have been some gains, with women having managed to secure a number of high-level positions in public offices and in the various arms of Government. Some good examples include 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."
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