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    "id": 336662,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/336662/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 178,
        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
        "slug": "simon-lesirma"
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to support this amendment, given the amount of anxiety this has caused to many prospective ward assembly members, in particular, the areas which have been left behind in education. There are persons who have been councillors for more than 20 years. They have sat as chairmen of county councils. They can follow proceedings; they are literate and they have been left out from these positions. The second reason for supporting this amendment is that in my county, which is Samburu County and the neighbouring counties, it will be very difficult to meet the constitutional threshold of one-third for women in ward assembly. In fact, very few will offer themselves for elections and for nomination to meet the one-third threshold. There will be no women aspirants literally and, therefore, we will have a crisis. For those reasons, I support this amendment."
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