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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I listened to the Member clearly. He has said that we never agreed on the issue of “progressive”. That is exactly what I am saying. He is basically supporting me. We never agreed on progression. We also did not talk about “progressive”. I would be willing to bet my life on this if we brought the copy of the HANSARD Report. Martha Karua, Charity Ngilu, Sally Kosgei and I were vehement. We created a commotion in that house. We almost jumped on the tables when they were denying us the 47 County Women Representatives. I will still oppose the Bill. I have been here as the only elected woman in ODM and if we did not bring in the 47 Women Representatives, I would be the only elected Luo woman. Because we got 47, I now have my sisters here, but we are still a minority. I would like to see more women coming here. I am not selfish because I know I am a simba. I can get re- elected but I do not want to be in this House alone. I want other women to be here with me. Even if I was to agree with the Supreme Court - which I do not - what this Bill is doing is not what the Supreme Court has told us to do. The Supreme Court has told us to go progressive. What my friend, Hon. Chepkong’a, is doing is basically to restate that the Supreme Court has told us to be progressive. We all know that because we can read the ruling. He does not need to tell us what is in the ruling. What he should have done is to give us the formula in the ruling. He has not given us the formula and we are still not sitting pretty. We will pass this Bill. If the court decides soberly, I can assure you we will still go home having passed this Bill because we are not doing what the court told us to do. There is no formula and there are no numbers. As women, we will be willing to negotiate because we are not unreasonable. We negotiated for 47 County Women Representatives and we are willing to negotiate for a few more - maybe 20 or 30 more in the next Parliament. We are not unreasonable, but give us the timeline and the numbers. That is missing here. That is what we are saying. Give us the numbers and timelines. Do not give us cost when it comes to women. In the last Parliament, when we were increasing the geographical constituencies primarily for men, we did not talk about the cost. Every time it is a women issue, we talk about cost. That is why men tell us they do not cook in 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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