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    "id": 1122453,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1122453/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisii CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Janet Ong’era",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "youths and persons living with disabilities, will now be merged with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, it behoves me to wonder where we are going when we, as legislators, should be at the forefront in trying to empower and raise the status of women in the country. First of all, I want to raise some issues I heard some of my colleagues mention. They said that the National Gender and Equality Commission does not cater for issues of youths and persons with disabilities. Looking at that Act, the reason as to why the National Gender and Equality Commission was formed was to try and create an enabling environment where women, youths and persons with disabilities would be able to express their issues. I now see efforts being made towards merging it with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. That is a rollback of the gains that women have made over the years. We fought to get 47 seats for women in this House. Reaching there was not easy. Merging these commissions and even saying that the Chairperson of the National Gender and Equality Commission should be made a Vice-Chairperson is really a shame. I strongly oppose the Bill."
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