{"id":1526439,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1526439/?format=json","text_counter":488,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kirinyaga County, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njeri Maina","speaker":null,"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."}