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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Khamisi",
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        "legal_name": "Mishi Juma Khamisi",
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    "content": "I want to urge our male counterparts not to look at this Bill as targeting women only. As we go on, there will come a time where even the male will have a deficit in this National Assembly or even in the Senate. Right now, we have about 16 women who have been elected from single member constituencies. I assure you that in the next election, we will have more than 16 women elected from the single member constituencies. I am going to vie for a position in the single member constituency of Likoni. I am confident that I am going to clinch that position. I urge our fellow women who have been nominated and Women Representatives to know that they have been empowered, have some finances and know how to legislate. They should pave way and give other women, who are at the grassroots level, a chance so that they can vie for the position of County Women Representative. They can vie for other positions such as a Member of Parliament or Senator. As a women’s representative, you are familiar with the county because you went throughout the county during campaigns. That means that it would not be difficult for you if you wanted to be a Senator or a governor. By doing so, you would have given an opportunity to other women who have not made it to Parliament. In this country, there are many professional women who dream of coming to Parliament. However, because of some few challenges, they did not make it. If we have such a law in place, they can get an opportunity to come to Parliament and contribute to legislating in this country. I want to say more but because there are so many others who want to talk, I will end by saying that this Bill has already been tested at the county level and has proven to be very practical. No challenges have been anticipated. I urge my fellow colleagues to support this Bill because it is very practical. Let us support this Bill so that we honour the women of this country. I want to pave way for other women."
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