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    "id": 1374338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Korir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to speak to this Report. I congratulate the team for the work they have done in terms of researching and collecting information for the Report. I echo the sentiments of my colleagues on several issues they have touched. Specifically, I would like to highlight the problems of our economy. The formation of the bipartisan team enabled the Government to work for the citizens. I thank the Government for moving forward to give farmers subsidized fertilizer. The Government also has improved the infrastructure and created job opportunities for our youth nationwide. This can only be achieved when we have a peaceful nation. Secondly, the two-thirds gender rule has been an emotive issue. I thank Sen. Ogola for bringing it out loud and clear that gender does not represent women alone. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is an issue that is in other countries. I want to thank specifically the countries that have closed the gap in the gender space, for example, Finland, Sweden and Rwanda. Therefore, we should remove the notion that when we speak of gender, we speak about the women. It is within the Report. It is only that it has given a loophole to the relevant Ministry, to make sure that they come out with a formula of addressing this issue. Therefore, being one of the leaders in this House, I say that it is the mandate of the relevant Ministry to make sure that they push this issue of gender, so that it can be implemented together with this Report. Otherwise, there are a number of issues that have been raised. They have talked about creation of the Prime Minister’s Office, political office and a number of issues pertaining to the formation of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), and we support all that. Since I know a number of us are still waiting and the time is far much gone, I support the Report with amendments. I thank you."
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