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    "id": 643671,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Women leadership has not been embraced in African countries, but we have great mothers in our society. In church movements, organisations or chamas, we trust women to be treasurers, but not in political leadership. I want to urge the nation that it is high time we supported women because they have been cited as the best leaders. I would like to tell ladies who are watching or listening to this that the time is here. Education was initially biased, but based on the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, gender parity has been achieved. Education is the foundation for the future. I want to urge women who have political ambitions not to shy away from joining, so that we will not have to debate about adding the number of women. However, we might need to amend the Political Parties Act. It is not good when we have great women who throw themselves into the political race and do not win at the end of the day, but they have some votes. When nominations are done prior to party primaries or general elections, sometimes women are left out because there are women who were nominated earlier than them. We should have a formula that ladies who try political positions be it member of county assembly (MCA), governor or Member of Parliament (MP), that we look at the percentage of the votes garnered, so that we have them as a priority of women who come to represent people in the National Assembly, Senate or the county assembly. We will end the debate that girlfriends or relatives of various people were nominated to these political positions. It is good to reward women who brace themselves and go out to fight politically. We need that amendment, so that nominations can be done after the general elections and that will cure the suspicion that comes long after nominations have been done. I support and urge women of this country to support. I want to thank gentlemen and Hon. Members who supported this Bill. We need to empower the women of this country. I promise Kenyans and people of Muranga that I will be a role model. I hope there will be more women who will be inspired come the next general election to be Members of Parliament, Senators, governors or even MCAs."
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