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    "id": 227642,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/227642/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamanda",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 221,
        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
        "slug": "maina-kamanda"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is committed to promoting gender equality as well as protection and promotion of the rights of women and the girl child. My Ministry is in the process of developing a National Plan of Action to facilitate the implementation of the National Policy on Gender and Development. A forum will soon be organised to share the process with stakeholders. Following the directive of the Head of State in June, 2006 that 30 per cent of all recruitment in the Public Service be reserved for women, all Government agencies have been directed by the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of Public Service to implement the guidelines. Subsequently, my Ministry has instructed all Government agencies to prepare baseline data on representation of staff by gender, aimed at the implementation of the directive and co-ordination of the exercise. Since the time of the directive on affirmative action took effect, 38 per cent, not even 30 per cent, of appointments and promotions in the Civil Service have benefited women with required qualifications. Out of the 1,543 appointments made since the date of the directive, 593 constitute women and 905 men. My Ministry urges the private sector to also adopt the 30 per cent affirmative action relating to the recruitment and promotions for women, to attain gender parity. (b) Members of the public, including women, can access information relating to vacancies from the Public Service Commission website"
}