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    "id": 1211132,
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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "funds in the Constitution. A child from Turkana, Nairobi or anywhere in the republic who wants to join Form One will do so knowing very well that the money to sponsor them is in the Constitution. As women leaders in this House and even women outside there, the issue of gender inclusivity is very pertinent. This is an issue that this House has struggled with for a long time. In the 11th Parliament, we had Duale 1, Duale 2 to almost Duale 10 and it is never coming to an end. We shall discuss this issue and I am sure when it shall go to the committee level, the committee and Members of similar interests will deliberate it well. It is also another issue that should come to an end and not be discussed time and again. Some of the issues that we discuss here and are never ending also consume Parliament’s time. If we agree and put the issue of gender inclusivity in our Constitution, it shall have been sorted out once and for all. I look at the proposal for Cabinet Secretaries coming to this House with both eyes. I find it very good, but at times I am not very comfortable with it because committees also deliberate a lot when they call them. I urge the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs or any other relevant committee that will be handling this issue to criticise and analyse it and conduct a cost- benefit analysis for the benefit of the people of Kenya. We agree that it is well to consider the proposal. The last proposal is on a fund for Senators. Some Members have a different thought about it. Handling a whole county is not easy. Women representatives who are here will testify. It is not easy to move around the whole county with your own funds and your own vehicle. In fact, you may think you are conducting oversight, but you may do very little. Today you are in this House and tomorrow you are in the Senate. When I was in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), I pleaded with Hon. Kanini Kega, who was the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to include some funds in the Budget and the proposal was well articulated by the Ministry of East Africa Community (EAC) to be used for sensitisation. The idea never materialised, no matter the number of times we pleaded. Today, Hon. Kanini Kega is in EALA and recently he spoke with me on the same issue. As we deliberate on any issue, let us consider that you can be representing your constituency in this House today and tomorrow you are in the other House."
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