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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "the profession. You would go to the court room and there would hardly be any women who were practicing as advocates or sitting in the Bench. However, right now, the situation is different. Some of the most senior lawyers, celebrated lawyers in Kenya have come from that part of the country, Ukambani as a whole, particularly Kitui. Kitui has produced two Chief Justices of the Republic of Kenya, which is not a mean achievement. Right now, one of the lady governors in the country, Governor Charity Ngilu is in office in Kitui. We did a lot of good work with her in the fight for democracy and change in the country. I would want to encourage the students from Maliku Girls Secondary School that the future is great particularly for women. If you look across the world now, some of the countries you never thought would be led by women, are now being led by women. They are producing some of the best leaders in the world. In the whole of the Scandinavian region, governments are led by women including currently in Sweden. If you go to Asia, constantly, leaders that are being elected in many republics in that part of the world are women. So, the future is great for those of you who will work hard. In Kenya, we have got a Constitution that recognizes the rights of everybody. In this Parliament, a lot of you now know that there have been complaints there. In fact, there was a Petition to the Chief Justice that the Houses of Parliament are not properly constituted and that we should not have more than one-third of any gender in any of the Chambers of Parliament. Up to now, we have not achieved that goal. It is a constitutional obligation and a goal, which has not been met. Even the political parties now are faced with the problem of trying to ensure that the candidates who offer themselves to run in the next elections comply with the provisions of the Constitution. That will enable more women to participate in law making because they constitute majority if I may aver and assert that they are actually the majority in the country as opposed to men. I wish you well and hope that you finish your study and exams whenever you will be taking them, come out with flying colors and be able to serve the country Kenya. I hope one of you will have another occasion to come back here as Senator or Member of the National Assembly, or Speaker of the National Assembly or Senate. All that is within your reach if you work hard. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me also take this opportunity to comment. I know I have no right to comment on a personal statement but I am deeply touched with the Statement, which has been made by Sen. Beth Mugo. I am deeply touched by that Statement and I am glad that you are making that Statement when the young students are here. I am very proud of you, Sen. Beth Mugo, because of what you have done to this country. Sometimes people do not read history correctly, that in the fight for democracy and putting Kenya where it is, you played a role that is beyond comparison."
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