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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "children and others. We sometimes step back but I believe we will push them forward. This is a matter which ought to have been sorted out by the 10th Parliament after the passing of the Constitution. It is a matter which ended up in our law courts. Do you imagine that the Supreme Court could not resolve this issue? The Supreme Court deferred back to these elected leaders. Let me tell the nation that we will give a solution today, not every time. I usually disagree with the Leader of the Majority Party on very many things. But, this is a matter in which I must thank the Leader of the Majority Party for agreeing to put his hand so that at another level, for another time, we can have our nation at a plane where all members of our Kenyan society have an equitable chance to participate in leadership and governance. Hon. Lomenen spoke so well. None of us in this Parliament is without a grandmother. That grandmother is a woman. None of us, male and female seated in this Parliament, is without a mother. We all have mothers. We are saying there are very serious roles. People like me have daughters. Several of us have wives. I am very happy Hon. Muya is also talking of girlfriends. Whether we call them girlfriends or wives, the important point is that we are defined by the female gender, either way. I stand to join other Kenyans in supporting this Bill. As we are doing so, giving the country a solution to ensuring that we have gender equity in leadership. I request all Members to assemble here to make it a reality on the day that will matter most. Honourable colleagues, may we go beyond passing this Bill and set good criteria of how to get these great Members of the other gender topped up in this House. That is so that we do not have a situation where we are vague on some of these issues. That can be done through legislation. Could we also look at our history and question why it is so difficult for the female gender to be in leadership positions around the country and deal with those issues instead of just sitting back and imagining that this will be our portion? I have seen a trend here which should worry us as Members of Parliament. I was doing an analysis in my meditative moments last evening. Happily, I was alone because my wife is on a journey somewhere. Members of Parliament elected in constituencies, not representing the counties, up to 90 per cent seated in this House are elected back in their constituencies of birth. I do not know whether Hon. Members of Parliament have realised that. I have been agonising on why the Hon. Deputy Speaker must be elected in Sotik Constituency for her to be here. Why must Hon. Millie Odhiambo be elected in Mbita Constituency to be here? Look across at Hon. Cecily Mbarire and others. There is something we can---"
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