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    "id": 1361849,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I start by appreciating the County Assembly of Meru for this far they have come. It has been challenging. It has been evident out there. It has been tough. They have walked a journey like any other journey that you can walk. Every journey has turbulence and ups and downs. I note that we have very few women governors. We have only seven and Kawira is one of them. Governor Kawira, this is the second time that you have been returned to this House. I do not agree in any capacity on the videos that we have seen especially with some of the Meru male leaders. I speak as a married woman in the Meru community. Meru men are respectful. What we have seen is among the few. It is sad and should not have happened. I speak as a mother of a girl child. It is sad. As women, we are very few in this House, only 21. Our positions in this Government are few. I urge that in the event that Madam Governor, you get a chance to go and work for the people of Meru, I challenge you and request you bring your house in order. As a leader, it is not the Members of Parliament (MPs) you will work with, it is these MCAs who have to pass your budget. It worries if you cannot work with them, your budgets will not be passed and development will not be done and services will not be rendered. It will be unfair to the people. If this House decides that the worst happens, it will be sad because it will have reduced lady governors from seven to six. I request and urge you that with whatever results that shall be there, we try as leaders to work together. Without working with these MCAs, there is no opportunity. I walked with you last time up there. That is why all the time you will find that the newspapers will always have my----"
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