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    "id": 200063,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think we are giving flimsy excuses here. If we look at Clause 65C(a), it clearly reads:- 4520 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 16, 2007 \"promote recognition and acceptance of the right of men and women to equality of opportunity in public service employment.\" So, clearly, this Bill is balancing between men and women. Clause 65C(b), which my colleague is complaining about, reads:- \"ensure that not less than thirty per cent of all new employees recruited or appointed by the public service authority are women.\" This clause is not discriminative. As a matter of fact today, unless if we want to bury our heads in the sand, women do not even comprise 30 per cent of the total public service. So, this Bill is trying to ensure that the hiring or new appointments done are, at least, compliant of the Gender Action Duty. If, indeed, in future women will overwhelm men in the public service, then our sons and daughters, whom we must entrust to have a good or better sense than ourselves, will move the requisite amendments. I want to plead with my colleagues, in the name of their daughters and daughters of Kenya, to accept this clause. If, tomorrow, it is not appropriate, then we can amend it. I also want to say that contrary to my colleague's information that we deleted the reference to the Board, what was deleted is not reference to the Board. It is reference to Section 5 of the Labour Institutions Act. The simple reason it was deleted is because that Bill is yet to get assent and it is being refereed to as a Bill. So, it is not correct to say that there is no Board. The Board is in place. I want to plead with my colleagues to pass this clause as it is. Tomorrow, if we want to do another law, we shall do it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to strongly support in the name of our daughters."
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