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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": ".Hon. Jematiah Sergon",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues in supporting this very fundamental Bill. I congratulate the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, and the Members of the Committee, for coming up with a very elaborate Report that guides us on the way forward. The Report came as a result of a very robust debate and dialogue between the Senate and the National Assembly. It is going to guide us through its recommendations and the referrals to the Constitution, probably, up to referendum level. This will help build this country politically and legislatively. Hon. Temporary Speaker, before I comment on the two-thirds gender rule, I refer to Page 18 of the Report where the Committee recommends that the proposals to amend the Constitution, as contained in the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) and the Multi- Sectoral Working Group (MSWG) reports, propose to reduce the three Bills as follows: to entrench the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), Parliamentary Oversight Fund, and the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) in the Constitution. This will be one of the progressive Bills that will help elected leaders in managing the welfare and funds given to them for the people. In terms of NGAAF, I compete with Members of Parliament in the sub-counties. As a Member representing the county and considering the funds I get, I will not shy away from saying that the funds and this seat were designed to fail. It does not matter how you want to look at it. I am in charge of over six constituencies, with barely Ksh60 million per year, while my counterparts in constituencies get almost three times more. I do not wish their money to be reduced. It should be entrenched in the Constitution, but it affects me as a woman in the first place. I have to run around and represent the youth, women, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). They have specific differences and interests. I am The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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