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    "id": 600688,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/600688/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nabwala",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Mukiite Nabwala",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion which has been brought to the Floor of the House by our able Sen. Ongoro, who is the Chair for Kenya Women Senate Association (KEWOSA). I want to, first of all, thank our distinguished Speaker, hon. Ethuro, who is the leader of delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Because of his connections, he was able to get the IPU to come to Kenya to interview what is happening in Kenya about the two-thirds gender rule. I would say that the IPU is very keen on how gender issues are handled by countries. Every time we go for conferences, countries give their positions. We have also been able to give the position of Kenya on this issue at the IPU. Looking at the rating, you can see that we are rated very low, at 70 per cent. We are doing very poorly despite our Constitution having been promulgated in 2010. It is the Constitution that helped us to get more women into elective public positions. I would request our colleague male Senators whom I see are very few here, to embrace women and children as part of their family and not to see them as their competitors. I urge our colleagues, Senators, to stand by us when this Bill will be debated on the Floor of this House. The two-thirds gender rule is not just about women, it could also be about men in the near future. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a woman was disadvantaged many years ago. I remember in my community, educating a woman was a waste of time. Women could not even eat chicken; it was a preserve for men. You can see how women were marginalized over a long period. Also, because of culture, some women from certain communities cannot stand for election. Although we have passed laws stopping things like the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), you still find women doing things that are outlawed by the Government. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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