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    "id": 1122488,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Jeniffer Shamala",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Bill. I oppose it because I have the institutional memory of where the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) came from. The women of Kenya were deeply involved in the constitution-making process that gave birth to the 2010 Constitution. They were as clear as day and night that there was no other way of addressing issues affecting women in this country other than having an independent commission whose main purpose would be to deal with matters gender and matters affecting women. Now, while it makes economic sense that we should consolidate, enjoy the economies of scale and make sure people are able to access these services closer home, the experience we are having as women in this Assembly is actually that our fears were true. That, even despite coming up with the NGEC, we still are having to fight for more budgetary allocation to the NGEC in every budget cycle. That explains to you how issues women are viewed by a majority of people in positions of authority, including in this House. When you tell us that we will even be better taken care of when we are under a bigger umbrella commission, we do not get it. It is because the 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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