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    "speaker_name": "Hon Alice Wahome",
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    "content": "from constituencies are not sufficient. I also have a lot of respect for the 47 County Women Members of Parliament. They need more space and funding through affirmative action. Even as NG-CDF seems to be under threat, I think those particular funds should be allocated. I have tremendous respect for the institution of Parliament and I will continue to support it even while outside. I will not join people who would not find it proper to continue to support Parliament. Parliament has many times lost good opportunities to stamp its authority and be able to check the Executive. As I join the Executive, I would still expect that Parliament will continue to do its work of putting the Executive in check so that we can deliver on the promises and plan that our Government talked about. I am speaking so, knowing that there is a place for Parliament in our Constitution in terms of governance. Parliament must continue to be supported; Members of Parliament must continue to be facilitated to be able to execute their representative mandate. I, therefore, want to acknowledge my colleagues, both in the Minority Party and Majority Party. The time I have stayed in Parliament I have enjoyed cordial relationship with most of the Members in the 12th Parliament and look forward to continue working with them. I look forward for support in my docket and I had said earlier my office will be open to everybody, even those who are in the Minority Party because they are serving constitutional offices and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary is an office in the public service. Therefore, I want to assure Members of the National Assembly that they are welcome for a cup of tea and discussion about water and how you can give me more money so that you are able to reach your constituencies. I look forward to that kind of relationship. Hon. Speaker, I want to thank His Excellency the President, Dr. William Samoei Ruto for finding it fit to give me this particular job among all those other qualified in equal measure in our coalition and in the country as well. I am truly grateful to His Excellency the President for nominating a woman and not just a woman, but the iron lady of Kandara, Murang’a. I am seeing that there are other iron ladies that are coming up and I want to encourage my sisters that the job is tough. The names that women have been called should stop. The country must embrace and appreciate women as leaders in equal size, weight and intelligence so that we can have equal treatment of people within and under the law in our society as equal human beings. The boy-child is said to be under threat although there are no statistics. We must remember to bring a society that is balanced in both gender and therefore, more women need to take up positions. Hon. Esther Passaris, next time, we want to hear that you are the Governor of Nairobi because it is a powerful position. I think I have taken my 15 minutes. I am most grateful and I appreciate the support that my nomination received from this Parliament. I do not take it for granted. You had the opportunity and the privilege to reject, but you did not. Thank you, my colleagues. Thank you very much."
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