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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I sit here, I am one person disturbed by the way people and all speakers ahead have interpreted this Bill. From the Oxford Dictionary, the word “gender” means the state of being male or female. So, when we are speaking of this Bill, we should not be speaking of women being nominated, rather it is gender. It can be either way as Hon. Kaluma has just concluded. One day, we can wake up and find more women, therefore, we shall be requiring more men. Having said that, I support this Bill strongly because our sole mandate when we were sworn in here in the National Assembly and in the Senate - we swore by the Almighty God – we promised to defend and implement the Constitution of Kenya. This being one of our mandates to implement the Constitution of Kenya, we therefore remain with no other alternative other than to implement it in totality; not to implement selectively. Investing, particularly in this case - though gender more likely looks like women- is investing positively for a country. We need to change our mindset, culture and ideology. I always give the very gracious people of Nyandarua an example of myself. I always say if the affirmative action seat was not in place and the 47 women The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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