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    "content": "I want to say that one of the things, as a country, we have always forgotten is Article 54 of the Constitution. We pushed a lot on the issue of representation of gender and sometimes we try on the youth but we have not done favour to persons with disability. So, I am happy that, indeed, for me, this is one of those commissions that have taken into account Article 54. Even though the Constitution talks about 5 per cent, this percentage will not be realized unless we take that deliberately into account. Secondly, I want to say that as much as I am happy that we have met the one-third mark of gender representation, I want to encourage any other coming commissions that our names are not “hon. Millie One-Third Representation Odhiambo.” Let the next one be “hon. Gitobu-One-Third Imanyara,” so that the one third can be you and not only us. The one-third is not a women thing. It is either gender. So, we want to encourage the principals that we want to see more Commissions that have one-third men and two-thirds women. The only one that already has one-third comprising of men is the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. I think it is because we acknowledge that when you want to have peace, you should look for women because we do a lot of good in that. Finally, I want to encourage these commissioners, because I believe that we will pass this list that they should take this issue very seriously because the land question is at the heart of the conflicts in this country. If we can solve the land issue, then we will have taken Kenyans a long way. We have many Kenyans who are landless and some who are killing themselves because of this. If it were up to me, I would have put communities that have absolutely no interest in land. However, I doubt that there are any such communities. Probably, there are some that have minimal interest in land. With those few remarks, I support."
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