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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "I want to request for sobriety from all Members. This matter went to the Supreme Court which, in its wisdom, sent it back to Parliament. This is not a Constitution-making House; it is a legislation-making House. The Constitution was telling us to go back and legislate in a manner that would enable this issue to be implemented. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am saying this so that we take ourselves away from the thinking that the solution to the situation in which we find ourselves in terms of implementing the one- third gender principle can only be in the Constitution. It is not and that is why I agree with Hon. Kajwang’. In as much as we all support women, we must go back to the decision and find where we need to deal with this issue. What does progressive mean? Let me thank the Member of Parliament (MP) for Narok County for stating that it means going forward. It is positive and to me, it is better than constant. However, the fundamental question we need to ask as MPs is whether we need this constitutional amendment to do the legislative work we should be doing. Sometimes, we could oppose this Bill because it is superfluous. But remember progressive is already in the decision and the Bill of Rights requirement in Article 27. It is already there. Is the use of the words “progressive implementation by legislation” something that takes away or gives you a firm reminder and a firm foundation to keep reminding the national leadership in the only Assembly of the nation seated here to do something about this? If that is the intent of this Bill, then I support it because it is not taking us backwards. He is saying we must constantly remember we must have legislation 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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