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    "id": 1194289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Atieno Bensouda",
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    "content": " Thank you so much. I will cut my Maiden Speech short and come directly to the Motion on National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NG-AAF). I believe the Constitution says that Women Representatives are supposed to be representing the youths, women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). As we are doing this amendment, the NG-AAF must be anchored in the Constitution. It is not a favour. Standing on my feet as you observe me, I am not just worth being given just some money. I am worth representing with a lot of practicality. We resigned to come and serve the people of this nation. We did not resign to come and be given mere resources yet we have tax payers’ money that can be equitably distributed so that service delivery can be felt. For instance, as woman representative, my people expect to see markets which I promised them during my campaigns. A woman with a storage facility, a woman with a sitting chair, a woman with apples, and a woman who can sell her products, I require resources. It is not just me. We have many constituencies that we are representing. I want to speak strongly that the NG-AAF must be restructured. I want it to go on record. When NG-CDF is being given 2.5 per cent increase, NG-AAF must also increase because the women are the basket of the family and the society. We are standing firm that the committees which will be dealing with these issues must remember to make amendments that are informative and can be anchored in the Constitution. I do not want to be a disobedient pupil but next time we must cherish men and women in this House. We know what NG-CDF is doing down there. When you are advocating for the Fund…"
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