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    "id": 1544883,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporay Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion on the two-thirds gender rule and this report that was tabled. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am a beneficiary of affirmative action in the sense that I have been nominated in the Senate based on an affirmative action that was passed, to ensure that we have equal representation for both men and women in spaces such as the National Assembly and the Senate. I have read through the reports on the two-thirds gender rule and what has been submitted. While I have a contrary opinion to some of the proposals that are in there, I generally support that we must have equal representation of both genders in all the spaces, be it the Cabinet or Parliament, where decisions are being made about lives; that influence our actions in our society. Additionally, in the proposal to amend Article 98 of the Constitution to have additional seats in the Senate to represent women, I hope that this will be considered. While we are having what we call nominations, we also have to consider that you are not just being nominated because you are a woman. It is because you are first of all a leader, actively participating in the political space and interested in changing the lives of Kenyans, so that they can see you as someone who is representing the public in all these spaces. Therefore, while we are looking at additional seats or putting more affirmative actions to ensure that we reach the two-third gender rule, we also have to consider where we are sending these women. Are we sending them without a vote in the Senate? I sit in the Senate as a specially nominated Senator and you do know that my vote when it comes to matters that deal with devolution is carried by my delegation chair, who is the elected Senator for Kisii County. There are times when I sit in the House and I can represent women in this House by adding my voice through debating. When it comes down to the power of the vote specially elected Senators who are here to represent either the gender or working groups, do not have a vote. This is something that we have to"
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