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    "id": 650423,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "This Bill comes as a result of an advisory opinion that was given by the Supreme Court, the highest body which interprets the law. It also comes in following several interventions by the Judiciary. It is high time we looked at it very seriously. I am appealing to all my colleagues that we need to do something about the constitution of this august House. The law is very clear in Article 177 which refers to county assemblies and they have been given an opportunity to fill in the gender which has been left out. This is by making sure that not more than two-thirds of the Members happen to be from the same gender. Article 97 on the membership of the National Assembly and 98 on the membership of the Senate falls short of the numbers which are required. Article 98 tried to achieve the numbers by giving a party list of 16 women members and another two; one being a youth and another a disabled person who would fill in the numbers required in the Senate."
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