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    "id": 1526439,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1526439/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": " We have come from far in terms of equality and equity. I would like to, first, commend the working group on the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule. At times when we speak about women representation, we realise that the concern among Kenyans is how these gender-top up positions can be arrived at. There was a general feeling that these positions might be a preserve for wives and girlfriends, or for people who are connected, rather than for the grassroots woman who is well-versed with the needs of the common mwananchi . As we agitate for this, I often say that I will always back a woman who is worth backing. I know the veracity of that statement may not sit well with radical feminists. If we are to justify an extra budget and the cost for gender-top up positions in this House and the Senate, then it is important to bring in women who have the capacity to aggravate and push for women issues."
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