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    "id": 1176744,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indulge me in reading out Article 94 of our Constitution, which provides that the legislative authority of the Republic is derived from the people and, at the national level, is vested in and exercised by Parliament. The Constitution is very clear on who is mandated to make laws in this country. It is Parliament. There is no other body or organisation that should try or pretend to usurp the powers of this House. We have to play our rightful role in making laws for this country. It is our mandate. We should do what we do best. With regard to charging any kind of levies, in so far as levies or fines are concerned, it is also a prerogative of this House. Therefore, we should send a very clear warning to anyone out there either associated with Government or from any other quarter that they should respect the Constitution of our country. It defines the roles of every organisation of every arm of Government. It has vested the powers of making laws to the Parliament of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, on the issue of Gender Based Violence (GBV), I speak as a son of a woman because I was raised by my mother after my father passed on. Also, fortunately, I am the only man in our home because the others are women, especially in our extended family. I know the value of women and the role they play in our economy and households. As leaders in this Parliament and men of the Republic of Kenya, we should be in the forefront protecting our women and the girl child. We can do much more with the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) by ensuring that our girls are well educated. This is because they play a very critical role in our economy similar to that played by men. For example, from where I sit in Kiharu Constituency, when we do any kind of hiring, we are usually obliged to gender. By doing so, we end up having a 50-50 gender balance or in some circumstances more women. As we do so, we should also protect the interests of the boy child. This is because in recent years, we have seen many organisations on the forefront championing the rights and privileges of our ladies to the detriment of our boys. I do not know whether this happens only in Kiharu but I have found that over 80 percent of the teaching staff in most schools are ladies. This is a good leap forward but it is also a reminder that even as we promote the rights and privileges of women, we must not leave the male gender behind. Instead, we should incorporate everyone as we move the country forward. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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