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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladwell Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me put on my mask first so that people cannot read what I intend to say. Thank you for the opportunity given to me to contribute to this Bill. From the outset, I oppose it. I know that the originator of the Bill had intentions that are well known to them as a Committee, as to why they want to merge these commissions. However, the reason for which the NGEC was created while the human rights one was there, must have been strong. Gender issues in this country, including the one we have been dealing with in this House on its membership, have never been resolved. The gender commission is so vital because it handles issues to do with a marginalised group in the society. Even in the very House we are speaking from, we know very well that we still have gender issues. Gender mainstreaming is still a real issue in this country. We had better give time to this Commission to try handling and solving the gender issues before we decide to merge it with the other commissions. Some people say that we should merge them so we can we can save some money, which could be a good idea, but some people want to believe that a commission led by women could be favouring one gender, and there is some politics to the argument. The truth of the matter is that none of our homes does not have gender issues. Let us allow this Commission to continue its work. I do not think it requires a lot of finances that can lead this country into bankruptcy. It is the commission we, as women, have been running to, to correct anomalies and practices that disturb gender relations. As we go to elections, there are challenges that affect both genders, but more specifically women. So I oppose the merging. Let the gender commission continue resolving the issues, though it might not finish the task as soon as we might think. Let us give them some time to work on the issues. Let those who have some fears understand that this Commission has nothing to do with finishing another gender. It is interested in bringing equality and dealing with issues that have let women down for a long time."
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