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    "id": 678084,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/678084/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nabwala",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13116,
        "legal_name": "Catherine Mukiite Nabwala",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, may I commend the Mover of this Bill on the amendment of the two-thirds gender principle. She is putting a lot of effort to move this Bill. I support this Bill because it is about the Constitution which was voted overwhelmingly by the people of Kenya. When Kenyans voted for Articles 97 and 98on the composition of the Senate and the National Assembly, they knew they were voting about the numbers which would affect the wage bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, in my view, we have seen many women making effort and in 2017, there will be many women vying. We may be talking about a lesser number of women being nominated because I am hoping there will be more women who will come through the elective position. This Bill proposes that political parties should embrace women and work closely with them. It is through the political parties that we will enable women to get to elective positions. Therefore, we need our party leaders to be positive because they are the ones who will give the nominations. If they do not, then I do not see us going far in actualizing the affirmative action of the Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am a Member of the International Parliamentary Union in Geneva where we meet twice a year. We have 168 countries who have subscribed to the Union. One of the sustainable development goals number five is about gender parity. We normally give progress of what each member state is doing to actualise the position. Rwanda is the leading country because it has more women in elective and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}