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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Naomi Waqo (",
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    "content": "Marsabit County, UDA): Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important debate on the Address by the President. Before I get into that, I want to congratulate you and our Speaker. I also want to congratulate the President and his Deputy for running a very serious campaign, winning the elections and for all that is in place right now. I thank God for giving me the opportunity to be a Member of the 13th Parliament. I thank the people of Marsabit for giving me the opportunity to represent them in the 13th Parliament. From my experience, the Address by the President was one of the best. He spoke on matters that affect every Kenyan. For the last few years, Kenyans have faced challenges due to COVID-19, a poor economy and drought. Kenyans needed to hear that message of hope from the President. The message came at the right time when they were eagerly waiting. He spoke to issues that affect us. He was able to cover every part of the country in his Speech. In the brief Speech, he was able to demonstrate high quality of leadership with good understanding and showing people that he was ready to keep the promises that he made during campaigns. The President spoke about re-elected Members, women who have been elected and the peaceful elections. That means a lot to me because when Members get re-elected, it shows that we are building our leaders and confidence in their leadership thus they will be able to prove quality leadership. They will also be able to finish their projects and this allows for continuity in the work that they began. When he touched on the issue of elected women and encouraged women in leadership, it gave me a lot of hope, putting into consideration the challenges that women go through in elections and as they offer themselves for leadership positions from other people and their counterparts. This shows that our President is ready to walk with women in a very special way such that come 2027, we will have more women in leadership. I want to encourage women who dream to be leaders; those who dream to be Members of Parliament in whatever capacity. It takes a lot of courage and prayers. It takes a lot of prayers and determination. You cannot just sit and say that the Government is for us as women. I just want to encourage women like me to work hard, fight for their space and be there, so that they can be elected by their constituencies. Hon. Deputy Speaker, again, the President touched on the peaceful elections and that gave me a lot of hope because the issue of ethnicity that has always been there is no longer a problem for us. In 2022, we went through many dynamics. Kenyans united and elected the leaders they wanted without putting clannism and ethnicity into consideration. This is something that has affected many parts of the country, especially where I come from, though not particularly during election time. It is something that has dragged Kenya down in a big way. It has hindered development and stopped us from electing visionary and capable leaders, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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