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    "id": 648118,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1529,
        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are only talking about the National Assembly, Senate and the county assemblies. What about the Council of Governors (CoG)? Is it a constitutional organ? If it is not, I rest my case. Are we making any efforts to ensure that we have one-third women governors in this country? That is the strength of the matter. As it is now, the governors are the custodians of the resources in the counties. If you want women and youth to access those resources, then it is important that the voice of a woman is heard in the CoG. Therefore, I hope that once we have determined the fate of this Bill, we may have another Bill which gives this nation a direction on how to have many women elected as governors. I am sure it is not possible to have a position of nominating a governor, but there must be an affirmative action to ensure that the voice of a credible woman is in the county assemblies. The Senators who were elected to represent the interests of the counties must be enabled to effectively participate in county issues. With those few remarks, I rest my case."
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