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    "content": "because we know that they add great value. Our mothers have added great value to our lives. When you talk about a man’s mother, they go mad, but if you tell them that it is just a woman, they do not care much. We need to remember that the women of this country are mothers, sisters or daughters to somebody. We must give them the support they need. In my five years of teaching at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, University of Nairobi and Moi University - It might have been five years but I have taught in so many places, including the University of Nairobi where I taught senior people in this country who were undertaking their Masters of Law degrees - women are leading. Most of those who get First Class Honours are women. More than 50 per cent of the top 20 students are women. That is a good sign that whatever women, like Prof. Wangari Maathai and others invested in the last few years, is beginning to bear fruits. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is now time for Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Sen. Omondi, Sen. Ongoro and Sen. Lesuuda to sow the seeds that will be harvested in another ten years, so that in ten years, they will say: “We were here, sow the seeds and fought for this space, and now there are ten women governors, 20 Senators and a first woman President in the Republic of Kenya. I would be more than happy if I was to be the running mate of Sen. Ongoro, Sen. Lesuuda or Sen. Chelule. Unfortunately for Sen. Chelule, since we come from the same community, I may not fit to be her running mate but maybe she will be someone else’s running mate. She could vie for the presidency and Sen. Okong’o could be her running mate. We must quickly move to what Argentina, Brazil and other countries have done; they are electing women with ease. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am looking forward to 2016 when Hillary Clinton could finally be elected as the first woman President of the United States of America (USA) so that the cycle is complete. The first black President would have done his part and the first woman President would have been elected. This would have serious ramifications in the world because it will hype the position of women and the message about women’s position in the world will reach every house, because the most powerful nation on earth will be led by a woman. How about that? Madam Temporary Speaker, if there is any place or opportunity that KEWOPA thinks requires a man who is a woman at heart, I am here. I am ready and willing to stand with the women of this country and the world. I beg to support."
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