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    "content": "where all the 30 elected MCAs come from one party, that is, the ODM party. Since all the MCAs are from ODM, it is likely that people who might not have been politically correct in that context, might have been left out of that nomination process. Therefore, in terms of hindsight, it places a responsibility on counties to be effectively represented notwithstanding who voted for what coalition. If you look at the composition of the Senate, you will find people, in terms of their ethnic or regional majority voted for other counties, but they are beneficiaries of either CORD or Jubilee Coalition based on that national dynamic. We need to also think through how to determine minorities because today we might, probably, be successful in Mombasa and tomorrow we might be in the minority. If we continue to use our advantage correctly, it is likely that tomorrow that advantage might be lost due to the dynamic nature of politics and you might find yourself severely disfranchised. It is important, moving forward, for us to see how we can factor in people who might have been left out politically because it is likely due to the arrangement we have, those people who ascribe to a certain coalition might not be effectively represented in terms of their ethnic backgrounds or other areas of diversity in the county assemblies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to apply our wisdom and find out how these things can be corrected in future because those nominations are agreed upon well before elections. It would be a fallacy for me to suggest, for instance, in the CORD, to nominate somebody who, I presuppose, might not be necessarily be a minority in our own political thinking. This Bill corrects a serious anomaly. I am personally convinced that there was a constitutional lapse in terms of how these county assemblies were constituted. It has disenfranchised the women of Kenya in the county assemblies. We must now retrace our steps proactively to see how this kind of dispossession can be restored. In the legal terms, there should be some kind of restoration and equilibrium that is created so that the voice of the women of Kenya is heard fundamentally. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I caution on my second point, political parties bear a substantial responsibility in terms of how they nominate women into these places. That is why we need to start thinking creatively how these women representatives get nominated, particularly in the county assemblies. Right now, we are in the process of amending the Constitution of the Wiper Party. I am dealing with the nomination rules. I am thinking that there is a way in which political parties can open themselves to application from its memberships, so that it is a robust and competitive process. Trust me, even if I belong to the dominant coalition in Mombasa, there are still some rigors in getting elected. So it must also reflect in the rigors of getting nominated. Let us put you in a public forum for you to debate. Even here we ridicule ourselves as being passengers in this ship and yet you are supposed to effectively represent. This is a progressive women Bill because what brought you here is the interest of women and them being secured. The interest of the youth should also be secured. Therefore, we must put in place a robust process so that we give equal opportunities and not to party cronies. I have seen the nomination criteria that are used by parties. You just find that they are stalwarts of governors, of the Senators or the Members of the National Assembly, so they lack the independence and the capacity to execute the mandate of the county assembly. Therefore, it is important that even as we move forward we must apply our minds into our own political parties to rearrange them in a manner that accords equal"
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