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    "id": 11103,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Shebesh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Minister for allowing us to raise our concerns on this constitutional amendment Bill. I will address myself to only one issue, which the Minister is well aware of – the principle of two-thirds that women canvassed for. Clearly, the Minister knows that in our canvassing for this position, and our subsequent agreement to the constitutional amendment, we were never informed, as the womenfolk, that due to the two-thirds principle there would be an amendment of the election date and another amendment relating to boundaries. It is on that premise that we are asking that the Minister takes time to listen to the fact that as much as we support the constitutional amendment in order for the principle of two-thirds to be achieved, not all women would agree on the amendment relating to the election date. I am one of those who supports one and, certainly, not the other. I also do not support the arguments of my senior colleagues who spoke before me, of lumping all the amendments together. I believe that the Minister has good intentions, but the perception that has been created is that Parliament is quick and ready to amend the Constitution without looking critically into issues to do with the spirit and the letter of the Constitution. We want to remain faithful to that spirit. Therefore, I would urge that the Minister takes time to break down this Bill into three, so that the three issues can be"
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