Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1211187,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1211187/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 184,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruaraka, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. T.J. Kajwang’",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We have dealt with the issue of two-thirds gender rule exactly in terms of how Mheshimiwa Ng’eno has said. It is not out of the question of lack of law being in the Constitution. The Constitution mandates us to make legislation to make it work, but you cannot police something over people if it cannot work. Look at all those who have interest, research on it all over the world and tell me where there is even one constitution that has this two-third gender rule that we are talking about. That is why the Constitution was drafted the same way as it is in the Bundestag, Germany. Germany has the strongest people. I would have expected this Member from Migori to listen to this because when gender is mentioned, it becomes emotive and if you have views against something, people think you are anti-gender and yet, it may not be so. Germany is one of those countries whose governments strongly support the female gender. What do they do? They do not bring a law like this. They support women wherever they are. If you run a business, they support you. If you are in a profession, they support you. They give you so strong support that you can vie with men on a 50-50 basis. It has happened in Germany. Their Chancellor was a woman. Right now, the Chancellor is a woman and more than half of the membership of the Bundestag are women. The retired Prime Minister in New Zealand was a lady. That is what they do. Poland has 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."
}