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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorothy Muthoni",
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    "content": "centrally and has fund managers. The only thing a Member of Parliament does is to oversee the fund and I am sure this is the reason why the fund is utilised very well. Hon. Temporary Speaker, on the proposal of the gender parity, it is 13 years down the line from the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution and we have been contending with this issue of the Two-Thirds Gender Rule. It is important to note that women can go for elective positions as well as vie in single Member constituencies, but it has been increasingly difficult as much as we are making laws in elective positions for women to lead various positions in the counties and constituencies due to unequal opportunities and uneven playground that women find themselves in. With that being said, it is very prudent that we consider our women so that at the end of the day, they can sit on the decision-making table. I note with a lot of concern that we at times have to struggle and find a formula for picking women so that they can sit in Parliament or appointed positions. This is not something that we should be struggling with. Let us accept the concept is very good and at the end of it all, we can come back to the drawing board and ask ourselves which is the best way of doing it. Hon Temporary Speaker, the other amendment is for establishing the office of the leader of opposition. I would like, at the outset, to state that establishing the official office of the leader of opposition is not in any way power sharing and as a House we should not be distracted by the names. That office will be very beneficial because the opposition will critically examine the work of the Government, question them in the House and have an opportunity to interact with the cabinet secretaries when they appear before Parliament. They will debate in a very healthy way the issues that are belabouring our Members and our constituents like the ongoing drought, banditry as well as provide alternatives to the Government in a more structured and organised platform. Establishing the office of the official opposition leader will enable the opposition to be involved in non-policy decisions such as appointments when they arise and they question all the appointments on the Floor of the House."
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