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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to support this Motion, which is important. It is a fact that in this country, the male gender has been discriminated despite the fact that we have a very clear constitutional provision that no Kenyan should be discriminated against on the basis of, among others, sex. This is a bit historical. Maybe the policy makers are assuming a number of things. One of the things being assumed is that men get a lot of employment opportunities in this country. On that basis of them getting employment opportunities, to some extent, they are the most economically empowered and might not need these kinds of funds. The assumption is that men at the end of the day retire from employment and benefit from retirement benefits, and so they have the resources. The other assumption, which could be cultural, is the fact that in this country, over the years men have controlled family resources. However, that is no longer happening. In the rural setting, I have seen a situation where men have virtually been reduced to a level where they must plead with their women in the morning to give them some money to go out and meet their colleagues. This Motion is quite timely and time has come for us to support men who are over 35 years. When you look at some of the funds which have been created by the Government, and more so the devolved funds, they target the youth, both male and female and women. At the end of the day, men do not feature anywhere in this arrangement. Because of that arrangement, men who have never worked anywhere do not access any resources to empower themselves. This Motion is important. We need to upgrade it to a Bill, so that it becomes an Act of Parliament as time goes by, and so that men will also have their targeted kind of fund to help them promote their entrepreneurial skills. That way, men will get their own income which they can use to empower their families. There is a kind of confusion when it comes to targeting the vulnerable groups in this country, because men are part of that group. They target both women and men especially if you are over 65 years. At that level, there is no discrimination. I always wonder why this discrimination comes in especially between the ages of 35 and 60. This is something that we really need to do away with. Some of these funds, for example the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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