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    "id": 1202376,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Leah Sankaire",
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    "content": "Finally, fondly remembering our campaign slogan, Kule Tutafika (we shall reach there); by the grace of God, we have made it here and today I embark on a new slogan that we will deliver. This will act as a constant reminder every morning that I have an obligation and a duty to perform for the great people of Kajiado County. With this, I thank you so much and I look forward to five years of proper representation, engagement, and the enhancement of livelihoods through various projects that I will embark on. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Hon. Deputy Speaker and the Hon. Speaker of this House for being duly elected to lead us in this 13th Parliament. I would like to make my contribution to the Presidential Address. First, I would like to comment on point No. 4 that says it is another milestone in the election of women legislators elected into single Member constituencies. It is in this spirit that I have seen the highest number of nominees to Cabinet positions, noting with pride that most of them if not all, served as County Woman Representatives (CWRs) in the previous Parliament. On my behalf and on behalf of the people of Kajiado County, I take this opportunity to congratulate all women nominees and more so our very own, Hon. Soipan Tuya. This will be the first Maasai woman nominee to ever hold office of the CS from our community since Independence. This is a milestone not only to the Maa Girl child, but to the entire community. This has elevated our spirit and confidence in this administration, and we are happy that our girls have role models to look up to. As the women of Kenya, we are glad that ceilings are being broken every day. Congratulations to the women. Point No. 24 says that we have an obligation to redeem our plea to the small traders, hawkers, those in grocery businesses, barbers and touts as we commonly call them back at home. This was our campaign selling line, and it did us a great deal in being elected to these current positions that we hold. I am happy that it was not just a narrative, but that His Excellency the President is committed to walking the talk. This will see our youth, the women and all the people greatly gaining from this initiative. In addition, I am grateful that point No. 28, which is the allocation of the Hustlers Fund, is captured in His Excellency’s Speech. I look forward that the 13th Parliament will support the President by enacting legislation on the administration of the fund, giving consideration to the County Woman MPs in administering the fund since the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) is so minimal, yet the Hustlers Fund targets similar groups of people. We hope that our male counterparts in this House will join hands with us because we are not competing. As His Excellency the President put it, since they get a big share of NG-CDF, I hope they will be kind enough to hold our hands and complement our job by ensuring that part of this Fund is administered through the women representatives’ kitty."
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