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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I believe that little incident illustrates the way we look at issues. We do not want to look at the bigger picture; who else is in the House? Who else is within the issue under discussion? The point I am making is that let us encourage our women, but similarly, let us encourage the men as well. Let us have the best person for the job. We should not say that we should reserve this job for the men or women, because that way, we are basically saying that once a job has been taken by a man, the second one must go to a woman. I believe that is not the way we will move this country forward. The report is good and we note it. We are happy that the CIOC has done its job. I also just want to mention that the issue came up that, perhaps, the Commission needs to do a checklist for the Government in terms of what needs to be done. The Constitution has already done that within a schedule of the legislation that should be brought in. The Government has already moved forward. It has already fast tracked some of the things that are supposed to come beyond the first year and are coming now. We want to encourage the Commission to do its job. We should also encourage the Government to do its job. Together, we will be able to see who has failed Kenyans. Certainly, it is not this Government as far as I am concerned. I am sure the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs will be confirming this. It will not fail the people in terms of bringing forward the legislation. We must remember when we set up a process that involves several steps and analysis, we could actually end up paralyzing ourselves through that analysis. I think we have set up ourselves a huge process that involves lots of consultations and that explains part of the delay in having all these Bills coming forward. You compare that with the Private Members’ Bills. If hon. Members will recall, before we changed the Standing Orders, Private Members needed to come to the House to bring a Motion to seek leave to introduce a Bill. That used to be a very circuitous route. Immediately that was changed, Private Members’ Bills can come to the House directly. We have seen a number of Bills coming to the House. Unfortunately for the Government, we have to go through several routes, consult with all these people we need to bring in through public participation then bring it to the CIOC then take it to the Committee then take it to the Cabinet before it finds its way here. That is something we must recognize, that we set up that process. We should live with it and not think that the Government is delaying in bringing those Bills. It is the process we set up that is actually stifling the efforts of the Government to bring as many Bills as we would have wanted to bring. So, it is a situation of we bake a cake, we want to eat it and we also want to keep some. We cannot have it both ways. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those remarks, I just want to say, I am a very good supporter of women participation. As I said, I have three in the house. Two live with me. I am the marginalized one. So, I want to see them strong."
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