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"content": "system in the right direction. As CBC takes shape and effect, our education system will improve. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as some of us have already alluded, it is true the Government has hired more than 56,000 teachers. Since it is a process, more are waiting to be hired. However, I would only request that as teachers are hired, they consider those who completed their college or university education earlier, so that they do not wait for so long before employment. Let us give them a chance as we look forward to employing more teachers. On the health care system, the President spoke about SHA and SHIF. However, one thing that excited my heart is that he gave direction on Taifa care. Talking of the achievements and things that the Government has done, I felt and sensed frustration from the President. The team that is working with him, the Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, and the entire team within the Executive are not giving enough attention to the direction that the President is taking, and I sensed some frustration. They need to be more committed, and understand their mandate clearly, so that the President is helped to deliver to Kenyans. If the direction the country is taking is achieved, Kenya might be a nation where others will come to benchmark. On women leadership, I would like to appreciate the President. He spoke clearly on how women leaders are not lesser leaders and lesser human beings. I was excited then, but I have a question. Since we know in Kenya we have been struggling with the actualization of two-thirds gender rule, I would only plead with the President, as the head of the nation, that he takes decisive steps to ensure that two-thirds gender rule is actualized. It is our constitutional right for women to lead in this nation. As we speak, even the National Assembly is not constitutionally constituted because women's gender is not correctly represented. I plead with the President, Mr. President, Sir, would you take decisive measures? I remember during your campaign time, you even spoke and signed a women’s charter. What went wrong? Let this be actualized, and we will have women in leadership. No gender should take more than two-thirds in leadership. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to say that from the President's Speech, as we wait for 2027, I would urge more women to come out and contest for leadership positions. I ask our men and women, to elect women in elective positions, so that we may not even be pleading for the two-thirds, but women will be elected through the ballot and they will take the positions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to also comment on the issue of femicide. It is so disheartening to see Kenyans rising against each other and killing one another. I would request the institutions that are charged with the responsibility to ensure that if a crime is committed, immediate action is taken. Those who are found to be criminals are punished and the law takes its course against those who are killing women. It is so bad for people who are supposed to live in love, to be the ones rising against each other- a husband killing the wife, or maybe a boyfriend killing the girlfriend. We need those who are charged with responsibilities, the police, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and every other institution that is charged with the responsibility to help curb this crime of femicide. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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