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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "I want to echo one of the statements from Sen. Kavindu Muthama, who has suggested that perhaps also the President should sit in to listen to some of the criticism, the objective criticism from this House. I believe that in his presence, most of our fellow Senators, who sometimes just criticize for purposes of criticizing without any objective wisdom, will then speak truthfully in front of the electorate on matters that truly count. So that is a very good suggestion from Sen. Kavindu Muthama. Mr. Speaker, we tend to underestimate the communication from the President. I remember way back, I must have been very young, when, Kenyans were complaining that they had a President who never used to talk, who never used to communicate, and so people were in the dark. I want to congratulate His Excellency William Samoei Ruto for keeping the communications lines open and it is not only through the Presidential Address but through the daily communication that he has with the electorate, both from the Executive and on the ground as he goes to speak to the people. Therefore, I just want to add that in this particular address that is upcoming, he may also communicate in terms of the gender agenda. It is far too long that the two-thirds gender rule has not been spoken of; not in the Presidential Address, not in the constant communication that we get from the Executive. It is very unfortunate because I do know that a lot of work is being done by the Executive, by the President, to ensure that the Kenya Kwanza Women's Charter is implemented but there has been very limited communication on the same in terms of the gender agenda. I also hope to hear that the policies and some of the work that are being done in that space of women empowerment is going to be communicated this time because some of us who are nominated to represent women in this House, are asked to say what is happening. We are told that we went there to represent women, to push for the agenda of women, but the government is quiet”. The Government is not quiet. It is just that no communication being put out that is clear, that is intentional, to inform Kenyans on what the President and the Cabinet are doing in terms of empowering women and having women being represented in these spaces. In the upcoming Presidential Address, I hope that this particular message is going to be communicated, and even as we look forward to the Conference on the Status of Women that is happening in New York, we want to hear the President echoing issues that are affecting women. Not only issues that come up, for instance, now there is a lot of talk; we are mourning the lives of our women who lost their lives through femicide. We want to hear what those offices that have been mandated to represent women and to protect women through the Cabinet, through the Executive, are doing. I support this Motion, because we believe that all the 16 nominated women in the House will then get time to speak and air their views in terms of the gender agenda, and also be able to question or objectively criticise the work that is being done in that space"
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