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    "id": 5984,
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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "“(c) Makes or implements public policy decisions”. Some of those principles found in Sub-Article (2)(b) include human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality and human rights. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you notice, some of the reasons that were given for our fight are equality and equity for areas that have been marginalised over the years. We must include them. Unless we actually realise that, as a country, we will never solve the problems that bedevil us. I like giving the example that I have given before. I actually laud the principals even though we attack them on the Floor of the House, that in the appointment of the Chair of the Gender and Equality Commission, they jumped all the candidates on the list that was presented to them and appointed candidate number four. For the sake of inclusiveness, sometimes we must do something like that. Otherwise, we will always have people from four tribes reigning over the rest Kenyans. That was why we almost went to war. It does not matter if only people from the four tribes are the ones who are educated. It does not matter if they are the ones who are the brightest in this country. Everybody has a share in this country. For the sake of peace and inclusion of everybody in this country, we must take the marginalised or the excluded into account. A person who is satisfied will not even be interested in politics. If you tell them that hon. Odhiambo-Mabona is standing for the presidency, they will ask: So what? Let her go ahead. They will not be bothered. However, if you tell a person who is hungry that hon. Wamalwa is standing for the presidency, they will ask: Does he come from my neighbourhood? Is he my brother? Why? It is because we all want to fill up our stomachs because we are hungry. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to mention some Articles, which I will not read out because of limitation of time, but which speak to the same principle. Article 24(1)(a) and Article 27(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) talk of the rights of women. I want to go to the Article that we were referring to, which is Article 227. It talks about the same principles that I am talking about. It says: “227(1) When a State organ or any other public entity contracts for goods or services, it shall do so in accordance with a system that is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective.”"
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