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    "id": 1220035,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi East, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jessica Mbalu",
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    "content": "I want to be on record in supporting the Motion on General Debate on the Proposal to Parliament to Consider Amending the Constitution and the Standing Orders. The memorandum was submitted to Parliament by His Excellency the President to initiate some amendments in the Constitution. I realise that the contents of some of the Bills debated here during the 11th and 12th Parliaments are part of the proposals that have been brought to Parliament for us to actualise. I will pick the Bill on the two-thirds gender rule. These are proposals for amending Articles 97 and 98 of our Constitution, which we have been unable to implement. We really face a constitutional crisis. Every other time we have meetings, we are being told to see how we can implement this Bill. This is the House that will implement it. I welcome the proposal on the two-thirds gender rule. I am so happy because when we talk about it, we do not mean women only. We may have more women than men in this Parliament and in other offices very soon. So, we are working on the same. There is also the issue of the NG-CDF. We are all aware of what it does for our constituencies and counties. This has been a debate. I appreciate the proposal to amend the same and anchor it in the Constitution. The NG-CDF has brought a lot of development in our country. Students have been going to school. We have done a lot in the environment. As you are aware, we are facing climate change challenges. So, I support it. There is also the NGAAF. We have 47 women Members of Parliament from the counties. We have seen the social impact of their contribution in the communities and residents of our respective areas. It is only a fool who cannot support anchoring of the same funds in the Constitution. Pursuant to the provisions of Articles 1 (2) and 95 (2) of the Constitution, I support that the House notes and considers the general comments on the proposals. I know it has taken a long time for us to debate this Motion but this is the only House that can debate, pass and implement. We acknowledge that this was brought by a notification on the 9th of December. Matters were raised and they were referred to us. I am on record as supporting the memorandum of amending the Constitution and our Standing Orders, especially on the three items I have mentioned."
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