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    "id": 32240,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/32240/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this very important Bill. I think the publication of this Bill makes a lot of things clear. This is particularly when you look at the definition of gender. For many of us, we kept thinking that gender only meant women. I like this because it talks mainly about the social definition of women and men among different communities, cultures, classes, ages and during different periods in history. The mainstreaming also talks about many things like budgeting and so on. I want to commend the new Constitution which has now been able to address this issue by allowing at least one-third of either gender in whatever we do; Government appointments and so on. I want to thank the two Ministers for the effort they have put in this. The first thing that has been lacking is motivation even to the womenfolk to come up to compete. Sometimes it would make no sense for the women to come up and find that they are not getting equitable share of whatever they require. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think with the new Constitution and this Bill, it is going to make us realize the potential in women. At school level, we have said many times, particularly those of us who still have children who go to school; the girls are performing very well. It is not out of any favour. It is just because of their commitment to hard work. I think this is a good motivator. This country has a lot of potential. Even as we talk about drought stricken areas, I think we only need to do something slightly more in order for us to generate enough for the country. We can only do that if we have enough people to do it. That is going to include having women among the men participating. The only thing I would like to give to the ladies or women is that they must do a lot of sensitization. I think some women are still like kukus or the chicken as somebody said one time. When you cover them in a cage and then remove them, some cannot even move. You have to kick them in order for them to realize that they are free. I think we must sensitize the women now to take the challenge. We even have a challenge in the Constitution---"
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