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    "id": 1538146,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jematiah Sergon",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also congratulate those appointed to serve as Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons. I nevertheless have a lot of concerns about the disparity of gender in Parliament. Honestly, Hon. Speaker, if you look at the Departmental Committees, out of almost 20, we only have one led by Hon. Alice Ng'ang'a. We probably have two or three ladies in leadership in the Select Committees. You have just heard the Leader of the Majority Party say that the number of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons in the House is almost 60. It is not fair. Honestly, it is not fair. In future, we should have at least 20 women Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons. We can even reconstitute the Committee leadership when we come back from recess. If we do so, this House will not have a problem of quorum. We frequently experience the problem of quorum because most of the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons are men. They are always busy doing many deals out there. We, ladies, are always here on time. We are the ones who provide quorum most of the time. If you give us the opportunity today, we will serve this House more diligently and never have quorum issues."
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