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    "id": 255876,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamanda",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
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    "content": "My Ministry will soon present a Sessional Paper before this House to tackle the issue of gender equality. We want all sectors of Government to address gender issues. We, as a Ministry, are consulting widely with other Government departments. This is because we have realised that issues of gender, particularly those affecting women, have experienced barriers because of bad customs and culture. When I attended the CSW meeting in New York early this month, Kenya was commended for the efforts it is putting in addressing gender issues. We were lauded because of the introduction of the free primary school education programme. I want to thank His Excellency the President for proposing this programme. That is where empowerment of gender starts. It starts by empowering the girl-child. Once we empower the girl-child, we are actually promoting gender equality. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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