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    "id": 1112633,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, gender issues are very important, but we do not talk about them in this country. The Constitution of Kenya was passed over 10 years ago. However, up to now, the Gender Bill has not been passed by Parliament. Despite the former Chief Justice asking for dissolution of Parliament, nothing has happened. That includes the Bill that I have sponsored which is still in the Senate. When I finished my ‘O’ Level, out of the top 10, seven were girls’ schools. However, if you look at the leadership in this country, the representation is not proportional. We have a lot of work to do in this country in terms of ensuring that gender parity is achieved in all levels of Government, institutions, employment opportunities and elective positions. The female gender still faces a lot of discrimination in terms of gender based violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and discrimination at work. Children are also discriminated by their own parents when paying school fees because priority is given to the male gender at the expense of the female gender. That is why girls are the majority at the entry level, but very few finish school. The other issue is domestic chores. Instead of asking children to share responsibilities, parents make girls to do all the work even when they have homework. However, with all those challenges, girls still excel in school when they are given an opportunity. I urge any leader in this country, especially during this time when we are expecting an election to happen; we expect the women of this country to support the presidential candidate who will make a woman a vice-president. We should ignore the rest. I support the Statement."
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