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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this Bill with strong reasons. What I am is because of a woman. The first reason why I support this Bill is because it is a dedication to our mothers because, were it not for them, we could not be here. The President and His deputy could not be here. All the men could not be here. What appreciation do you have for your mum who took care of you? She persevered and carried you for nine months and took care of you in your early years. What thanks will you give to her? This Bill appreciates women. That is not enough. The way you see me - I am very smart – it is the work of a woman. If Kenya stays without women, how will it look like? I want to tell the men who are here that, if we support this Bill, we will have a beautiful Parliament, well decorated, clean and entertaining. I also support this Bill because in all our homes, the people who have been very responsible and taking care of them are women. Even if you analyze critically, the women leaders in the world are very responsible and passionate. For men, it is biblical that a man will survive through sweat. Even when it comes to the obligations that we have, I am sure women leaders take care of dependants and the needy in the community more than men. I have proof of that. Once women have been given the opportunity to lead this nation, I am very sure we will have responsible leaders in this nation. The needy in the community will be taken care of and we will have honest and responsible leaders in this nation. Let me confess today that I am a philosopher. I have learnt the philosophy of women; the feminism philosophy. I have discovered where discrimination against women came from. It is because of historical injustices of culture and what we call Eurocentrism. Even philosophers like Aristotle and Plato were all against women. They came up with ideas that oppressed them and never gave them opportunities. Maybe, they felt threatened. I want to support assertions by one of the philosophers called Heraclitus that: \"You cannot step in the same river twice\". Everything changes. The historical dictums we have heard that women cannot perform are not true. Even when it comes to examinations, girl schools have been winning and getting “As”. They have been performing well and we have mathematicians. Why do we doubt them? It is not written in the Bible that they cannot perform. We are all created in the image of God and we all bear the superscription of God. Why are we threatened? I want to challenge the men here because this Bill is very good. By passing it, Kenyans will be very clever. They will say since women have been given these opportunities, they will elect more men. The more men elected, the more women will be nominated. It is an advantage and I do not know whether men know that. For example, if 290 men will be elected, automatically two-thirds of that figure will be nominated women. So those electing will have that consideration. Why do we worry? This is another question for us men because---"
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