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"speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
"speaker_title": "35 Thursday, 11th August, 2011(P) The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am glad to hear that. While thanking you for that wonderful law, may I also, with your permission, mention that it took 47 years to bring forth that law. This country gained Independence in 1963. We were in our own hands until you brought forward that law. I would hate to think that there are people in this country who will wait for another 47 years in order to empower our women through an independent Gender and Equality Commission. I was raising those particular issues just to highlight the fact, as I will continue doing, that anything that deals with discretion of Parliament for legislation, my Ministry is going to bring those laws for this House to determine. Therefore, we are urging the House to safeguard the principle of gender parity and equality by supporting this Bill. But should Members find the need to propose amendments to enrich the Bill, as I have demonstrated in the past, they are most welcome. We will discuss them, negotiate them and ultimately, we can move the issue of gender parity and gender equality forward."
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