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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol",
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        "legal_name": "Jacquiline Adhiambo Oduol",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the outset I would like to support the Report because of the manner in which the key issues were presented by the Deputy Speaker and the core concerns are fundamental. Looking through it, there has been very clear progression of adjusting and taking into account the very fundamental principles that would allow Hon. Members to discharge their duty. In particular, I would like to single out, as I noticed during the 8th Parliament, that the idea of ensuring that the female Members of Parliament could not come in with their bags was realised in the 9th Parliament. It is extremely important that we can see the progression. In the 12th Parliament, we are moving from the perspective where we were only looking at the manner of dressing but, indeed, also recognising that the female Members of Parliament come at different ages. It is fundamental that no Member should be told – as Hon. Zuleikha was – that their child is a stranger. Although there are very many other aspects that I find useful here, to me this is a true indication that we, in the 12th Parliament, even as we somehow do not seem to recognise the significance of the two-thirds gender rule, it brings some sense of balance. This is because it shows that we are grappling with trying to reconcile the desire of the voters and seeking to bring this realisation of the law on elective posts. We can recognise that we would like the female Members of Parliament to be encouraged that they can be across the age. As I close, I also want to indicate and agree that in any arena, there must be seniority, and this would be best placed by the number of terms one has served. It would have been useful to recognise that there is a sense in which there could be Members who might not have come, and would be serving their second or third terms, but who would bring other critical skills. As a Member who is serving her first term, I happen to have served as a Permanent Secretary in this Country. As I looked into it, I felt that it is good that the Standing Orders will be using the time within which one has served. I, however, note as I look at other aspects of the Report, that this is only procedural and useful. But as a matter of fact, and as I have seen it in my 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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