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    "id": 1067749,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to offer my unequivocal support to the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. I support the Bill because it has the best interest of this country. It is a Bill for the common Mwananchi. It seeks to look at the plight of marginalised persons. It ensures that when we talk about shared prosperity, communities and people who have traditionally been left behind are brought on board. It is a Bill for us MPs, Kenya, and our children’s children. This is not a Bill for selfish people. I want to ask my colleagues especially the ones who are opposing to support because it speaks for Kenya. There is nothing as good as a Bill, which long after we are gone from this Parliament, we will say we tried to put strategies to help our people. The BBI Bill has been propelled by the President and Hon. Rt. Raila Odinga. The reason many of us and especially women are seated in this House today, is because of the efforts of Raila Odinga. Women representatives and nominated Members are efforts of Raila. He created and brought about the issue of affirmative action. That is why women of this country, both marginalised and of modest means who could otherwise not be anywhere, are seated in this House. I feel funny when I see women who have come here and are opposing a situation where the right Hon. Odinga has gone beyond looking at us and Kenya. The BBI looks at other people. It is not about Parliament. It is about resources Mashinani so that our ward representatives right in the middle of our villages can get an allocation that they can use to develop the wards, hospitals, dispensaries and to dig boreholes to provide water for our people. It is about the common mwananchi. I want to ask Members not to look at Members of Parliament and look at where the majority of Kenyans live which is mashinani. The Bill proposes to create a Ward Development Fund in mashinani. What Members and people should be talking about is how to strengthen the ward representatives, so that they can ensure that over Kshs20 million allocation that they get every year is going to develop the wards. The spirit of devolution is to develop mashinani. About 5 per cent of the allocation that goes to the counties will go to the ward representative. The BBI seeks to strengthen our counties. About 35 per cent allocation to counties is going to ensure that our women are taken care of. Health care is an issue. It is devolved. I am a strong 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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