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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Khamisi",
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        "legal_name": "Mishi Juma Khamisi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this important Bill. First and foremost, I want to congratulate Hon. Duale and Hon. Chepkong’a for coming up with this Bill which is going to give lasting solution to the issues of gender parity in the elective position, especially in the National Assembly and the Senate. As a legislature, we have an obligation to fulfil the Constitution of this country. By passing this law, we will have fulfilled the gender rule which is in the Constitution. This Bill is gender neutral. It is not only going to nominate women but it will also nominate men in case they have a deficit in the representation in both Houses. When you look at Vision 2030, some of the recommendations were the need to empower women politically, socially and economically. By passing this law, we will have empowered women politically. Empowering women politically means more women will have an opportunity to make legislation, especially on the interests of women of this country. This Bill will not require a referendum. That means, it is not going to be expensive. It is also least intrusive because we are not going to amend so many laws in the Constitution. We are just going to amend Articles 90, 97 and 98 which will give a top up mechanism after the general elections whereby we are going to make nomination in the gender which has some deficit. In this country, women had been marginalised for so long. That is why even in the current Parliament, we are seeing very few women. That is why we are pleading and requesting 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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