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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by thanking Sen. Cherarkey for agreeing to pick up this Bill that has been concurred by the National Assembly, which was also brought by Hon. Rahim. I hope I have pronounced his name correctly. I also want to appreciate colleagues who have spoken in regards to this Bill, with an indication of supporting it. Let me start with where I come from in terms of the name I hold, which is “Mutinda”. The discussion of this amendment is much more on ethnic, gender and Persons with Disability (PWDs) issues. It reminded me of the first time I came to Parliament. When I said my name, the second thing someone would ask me is if I am the daughter of the former Mutinda. The notion, expectation and perception has been for the longest time, that for you to be in a certain office or level, then you must be from a specific royal and big family. However, that was not the case. Some of us are very happy and proud to be the products of ‘bottom-up’. It is not because of the big names of our families. It is because of the belief of the one chicken seller and son of the Kalenjin people, who had a dream and believed in it. For years on, he walked the dream and today, he is the sitting President of the great Republic of this country. He believed in giving equal opportunity; not looking at who is your father, mother or who you are related to, but what you are capable of. It is in that, where some of us - I personally included - were granted opportunity to represent the great people of Kenya in the Senate of the 13th Parliament. If you look back, we have seen leaders, even, currently as we speak, whose children are serving in different Parliaments, for example, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). They have taken their own kids. What about the child who does not come from the wealthy family?"
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