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    "id": 1201360,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kavindu Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Kavindu Muthama",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the President’s Address. I do not know what happened to the gadget because I ought to have contributed long time ago. Let me start by congratulating H.E the President for his election. I also congratulate you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for the position that you got to lead us in this House. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate all the Senators who were elected and nominated. Finally, I thank the people of Machakos County for re-electing me for a second time. They have faith in me. I will not contribute to many of the points because they have already been contributed to. However, I will speak on women and the political space of women. I know 29 women were elected in Parliament and three of us were elected in the Senate. In the last Senate we were four but now we have dropped by one. Women face difficulties during elections. Personally, during my campaigns, I faced many difficulties including abusive words last year. Many women have not developed thick skin to stand abusive words and bullying from the men in the political arena. I request H.E the President, the Executive and the lawmakers in this Senate and the National Assembly, to see what laws we can put in place to protect women. I am Sure women can be elected. I have vied against many men and won. I know many women can be elected, only that they shy away from the bullying from men. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other point is on food security. Every time we have drought, we take measures which are not permanent. I request the President, the Executive and lawmakers, to come up with a law or system that will ensure we have"
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