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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to continue contributing to this Bill. I just also want to thank you for the guidance you have just given in relation to the NHIF Bill. One of the things we are not taking cognisance of is that we are now competing with our friends and relatives who are also dying. Yesterday I was attending a funeral service for a friend of mine called Violet Wasuna. Today I was attending a funeral service for one of my athoniwas in Kiambu. In the age and time of Covid- 19, when we are making our calendar, we should take into account the fact that people are dying at an alarming rate. It is also competing with our calendar of events. I will also be requesting for time at some point. It is because I know we are proceeding on recess and I was hoping to bring a Question by Private Notice in relation to fishermen. I will be asking Parliament, during the Special Session, to maybe consider that as well. Even as we are proceeding on recess, many fishermen are being killed by Ugandan forces. That is something that I am going to request during this recess. Other than that, I had already given indications about the importance of irrigation. I just want to indicate that there are some issues in the Bill that I want to commend. Areas that may require amendments and give the direction that we have already given the Chairs of Committees, I hope that the Chair of the relevant Committee is here and that he is listening and that he will bring the amendments. If that is not possible, I hope I will make time. In relation to Clause 6, I am happy that there is provision made for two persons of opposite gender and from different regions, with knowledge and experience in various matters. When we take into account gender and regional representation, it means we are taking the issue of inclusion into account. How I wish that, in Clause 6(3), we would also include the same provision and standards of gender and regional representation. If you notice, it says that we will delete paragraph (h) and substitute therefor the following new paragraph: two persons appointed by the CS out of four persons nominated by the National Irrigation… I do note the change. It does not indicate whether these would be of the same gender and whether there will be regional representation. I would want to encourage the Committee to amend 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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