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    "content": "a case where she went to those democratic institutions where we want to nurture our kids from primary schools but even from that level, they have separated so that young girls cannot take top leadership positions in those schools. We, in political leadership both in the county assemblies, the Senate and the National Assembly, have powers to start and check the leaders in tea buying centres. Who are the leaders of the Boards of Management in schools? Madam Temporary Speaker, for many years, I have done my own social responsibility in terms of education by giving books and computers to schools. When I was traversing Gusiiland and other places, you could get 90 per cent in 10 schools attendance are women. Men did not consider that as an important aspect. This is the reason why we need to actualize what is enshrined in the Constitution by fighting for the girl and women rights. The question of child rights or the boy child should not be endangered in the sense that by the time the girl child picks up and gets to the level of competence with the boy child, then we will reduce advocacy on the girl child. When you look at the social media platforms, the political leadership amongst women is abused in terms of their gender and not what they have to offer in their roles of leadership. Since Independence, Kenyans celebrated their first woman brigadier in the military. Those are some of the things which were supposed to be done when the National Security Advisory Council abolished the women core. We are making those strides at a tortoise’s pace. It is important that in counties, women are given a token in the county’s executive committee membership. That needs to change as we move forward and comply with Article 27 of the Constitution which has given freedom and equality to women in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, gender equality in politics was done 22 years ago in IPU. A girl child who was born 22 years ago has grown to become a woman professional. Kenya must comply with the Constitution. I see this hypocrites who purport that we advocate for this but when we are given a small opportunity to show cause why we support women, you do not understand. In the Senate, women have a national constituency. Senators have a national constituency. The other day when there was Kshs1billion donation, we became one. History will judge us harshly. When we pretend that we stand for this, but when we are required to show that, we fail to support the advocacy. Kenya has been ranked at 70th position globally in terms of women equality, it is a big shame. Rwanda is ranked first for having women who have 64 per cent, Tanzania at No.21st with a percentage of 36 per cent and Uganda at No.23rd with 35 per cent. The women of Kenya are not asking for 50-50 as enshrined in the Constitution, they are only asking for a meager 30 per cent. I am calling upon men and women of this country to stand up and--- 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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