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    "speaker_name": "January 10, 2013 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 44 Mrs. Noor",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for finally giving me this chance. But I just want to put across one point that I was counting how many people have contributed this afternoon and the women of this country were standing here throughout and only of them got an opportunity to contribute. So, the issue of women is just lip service even here in this House. We will always demand for our rightful share, as women of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a moment that we need to be thankful to the Almighty God for having given us an opportunity to come this far as a House and Government. This House has made history. Reform is not a one-time event, but a continuous process. Since we started the constitutional making process, we have done excellent work as a House. We have put together systems and structures from the time we signed the National Accord and promulgated our Constitution. We have also put in place the constitutional Commissions and started the police reforms. This House must be congratulated for putting all that effort. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of gender, it is sad for Kenya, particularly after we have come this far. All other East African countries have appreciated their women and walked the talk. Despite being black and white in the Constitution, this House failed to implement the two-thirds principle. The Supreme Court of this county also failed. But I want to congratulate the Chief Justice, Willy Mutunga, who stood very faithful to the Constitution. He stood with the women of this country. I want to thank and congratulate him so much. Being a son of a woman he has stood with us. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to put on notice the next Government and Eleventh Parliament that will come. There are a lot of gains that we have made in this Tenth Parliament. There are a lot of gains that the women, youth, disabled and even the pastoralist communities got under the new Constitution. The Government that will come on board in March, 2013 should implement the Constitution to the letter. That will show whether it will be sensitive to the needs of everybody. All the needs of every individual Kenyan have been taken care of in the Constitution. You will never see a Bill of Rights that we have in any other country in the world. We have gone round and people tell us that, that kind of an expanded Bill of Rights is a dream come true and is something that we must protect. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, being a woman, I want very peaceful election come the next general election. I would like the Kenyan Police and security team to protect the women of this country, particularly those who are running for office. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding issues of refugees, Kenya has signed the Refugees Convention. We accepted the refugees to come and settle with us, but unfortunately, there are people who have taken the law into their hands. They are harassing the refugees and mistreating them. They are even raping women in the refugee camps."
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