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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I come from Siaya. That is where the Kenyan-American President comes from. Therefore, I represent him as a Woman Representative. I am very proud of that. I want to pay a glowing tribute to his coming and what he told us. President Obama demonstrated that he loves women and he would love to see them empowered. At the airport, he was met by a little girl who gave him flowers. The little girl was shy, but he turned the little girl to look at the camera man and they took a picture together. That picture is going to transform the life of that girl. He went ahead to greet the Cabinet Secretaries and ended up with Auma his sister, whom he gave a ride in his limousine - the Beast. Those two things demonstrate his love for women. In the evening when he had dinner with his family, he sat between Auma and his grandmother, Sarah. Again that demonstrated his love for women. It is, therefore, very important that when he spoke about the power of women and how we can empower them, he really meant it. We could see it in that demonstration. The love for women has come from a man. As a President, he has a lot of inspirations that we have drawn from him. Those are issues that we have talked about. But when I talk about those issues, people see it as a woman talking for women. However, this time round, it changed the world and it is going to change Kenya because it came from him as a man. Therefore, the men in this country are going to begin to appreciate that women matter and must also be considered in various areas. That is why the President is going to leave a mark. He is going to turn this country around and make sure that women are involved in every aspect, including in education. Women will be empowered economically and will have good health. More importantly, he talked about corruption and tribalism. How many times do we argue in this House, when names are brought to the House for appointments and we say there is tribalism? Nobody listens. It is a big challenge now. What names are we going to bring to this Floor? I want the President to see to it that the advice that we got from President Obama is practiced. It is not a matter of just praising what he says but, rather, we need to begin to put that in practice, so that there is no tribalism and corruption in appointments. We need to have peace and good relationships between men and women. 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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