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    "id": 1374106,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "I would also like to thank all the citizens for their patience. Thank our brothers and sisters from the opposition for feeling that it is more impactful to put minds together for the benefit of the people of this country whom we represent. Issues that have been deliberated from the establishment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) include the need to have different stakeholders from the church leaders and leaders from different political parties. With the composition, this will ensure that we allow the people of Banisa Constituency whose Member of Parliament died and up to date have not been represented in Parliament. The discussion of the funds ranges from the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), and of course, to the Senate Oversight Fund. These are very key factors because it is through these funds that then we can establish and execute our mandate as required. So, this is positive. What has come out and which has surprised us as women leaders is the issue of the two-thirds gender rule. To our surprise, yesterday when we had our Parliamentary Group meeting with the President, Dr. William Ruto, we realised that then the two-thirds gender rule is no longer within the NADCO Report. The President, Dr. William Ruto, has been very much at the forefront in ensuring that he supports the women's agenda very much. So, this is a subject that we also do not want to be left out within the NADCO Report because we had representatives led by the Governor of Embu, Hon. Cecily Mbarire, and other members. It is a great concern as women when we do not see the two-thirds gender rule in the NADCO Report because where does that leave the women leaders? So, it is very important that as you look at the amendments and inputs, the issue of the two-third gender rule should be highly considered in this particular Report. The discussion of the Office of the Opposition is very important because, as we have said clearly, the opposition leader plays a very key role. I am happy that we are all looking forward to proceeding to the next level, which is fine because that is a representation of our country. That is a representation of Kenya, and it is a plus because, then we will elevate to the next international level. So, creating an office for the opposition leader is a plus. Also, the creation of the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary is still a plus because anybody can be in this position. So, it should not be looked at as if it is for specific persons. These are offices that are open to anybody in this country and anybody qualifies to be in it the same way we all qualify to be in this Senate. It is not superglued to any individual. Anybody can be. So, when we talk about these positions, we should not look at them as if they are just benefiting an individual. In future, you can also qualify to be in that particular space. In Nairobi City County, the county that I represent, led by the Senator of Nairobi, Sen. Sifuna, we had not agreed to have a sit-down. After sitting down to have this discussion, we have had a very peaceful capital city. We have interacted with our constituents within Nairobi because the NADCO and the Bipartisan talks have given business people an opportunity to do their businesses. Institutions will be able to carry their mandate as required."
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