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    "id": 648176,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "today were not in this Constitution, the people of Nyandarua would never have known me. They would have never known that I could be a leader and so are the many other women. When we want to fill the two-thirds gender gap in this Parliament through nomination for the very first time, Members must look at it positively knowing it is only a matter of time. Those who are nominated will build their capacity. They will be exposed and their financial status may improve. Going forward, they will be able to defend any seat in any constituency or even at the county level. Kenya has been a signatory in most instrumental levels in this world. For instance, Kenya has been a signatory in universal declaration of human rights and many others. It is not a very good image for us to lag behind, for instance, in regional integration where we remain with 20 per cent. Going forward, we can even find ourselves in less than 20 per cent. As I conclude, because I want to give my colleagues chances to speak by spending very little time, I want to say that we need to move with the world. Women today have shown that they can lead especially in political platform where main decisions are made which impact the society. Women are required to be in those positions. It is only through this kind of system which is in this Bill that we can bring them so that in future they can be retained. A male dominated society can never grow with the growth rate of the world today. So, we need a balanced society. As I conclude, I would want to thank the men who are in real support of this Bill, even the Leader of the Majority Party who has moved it. I foresee it passing overwhelmingly. This will make history in this country. I want to urge men. They know 52 per cent of the voters are women. They have been voted in by women time and again. This is the only gift they can give to the women. Lastly, as a person who spearheads issues of persons with disability in the election Act, this Bill needs to be anchored such that the nomination that will take place, be it male or female, has to nominate persons with disability. Be it men or women, it has to nominate the youth so that we have a balanced representation. I thank you very much. I am sure every other person who is seated here is in support."
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