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    "id": 701946,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "I talk as a women representative. The position I am holding in this House is an affirmative action position. The opportunity given to me by the Constitution to sit as a Member of the National Assembly has given me tremendous capacity. I can say for sure that I will go for this affirmative action position once more. Otherwise, I have the capacity to vie for a governorship position or even the presidency of this country. Without the opportunity afforded to me by the affirmative action position of women’s representative, I would not be here. The only reason I will vie for it once more is that we still have a lot of demystification to do for Kenyans to understand why we have this affirmative action position. However, God willing in 2022, I will clear the way for another woman from Narok to come and sit here to get the capacity I have got as I move on to the next level. That is basically what we are talking about. The proposals that have been brought before this House have not been about delivering positions to women on a silver platter. We are deceiving Kenyans and putting lies out there that what we want is a soft landing. We do not want soft landing. We just want an opportunity to put our best foot forward and fight against a socialisation process that has been perpetuated to make people believe that women cannot be in leadership positions in this country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you read the text of this amendment, you will see that there is some contradiction. What we are being told is that the proposed amendment seeks to insert the words “progressive implementation of legislation to ensure that---” However, if you read the Bill deeper under the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, you will find that the second last paragraph talks about the objective of this Bill being to propose an amendment to Article 81 to insert a phrase stating “progressive realisation of the principle that---” These are two different issues. Being a constitutional amendment, I understand that we have no opportunity to correct this through an amendment. However, we must look at it seriously by opposing it vehemently. I call upon our male colleagues because this is not about women, but it is about building this nation to the next level where Kenya can be on the world map of progression in terms of development. 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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