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    "id": 702419,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion for Adjournment. Since I came to the 11th Parliament, I could see the challenges and expectations of this country, because it is this House that is supposed to ensure that we implement the Constitution as it is. We have tried because I have seen very many Bills that have passed through this House. We have been able to agree and the President has been able to assent to them. The only challenge I have with this House is the issue of the two-thirds gender Bill that we were supposed to have passed way back in 2015. To date, we have not been able to pass it. I am alive to the fact that there is a pending amendment to the Constitution, but that pending amendment is not what is expected of us. I hope that as we come back on 15th November, we will ensure that this House does not become the first House that will fail the women of Kenya, and that this House will not embarrass the womenfolk. I call upon this House, even as we go on recess, to think about the two-thirds gender Bill and see how we can secure its fulfillment. Just to correct the Leader of the Majority Party, he has said that we expect free things. I do not think there is any woman in Kenya today who expects to be given anything on a silver platter. Even the women representative’s seat, we fight to become number one. I faced nine candidates and emerged the winner. It was not easy. I do not expect it to be easier any time. Either way, we fight to get what we want. I also note that we have been able to ensure that the Supreme Court is fully constituted with a Chief Justice (CJ) we interviewed and vetted. I believe in him. I believe that the Judiciary is going to have a lot of confidence in CJ David Maraga. I also agree with the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs where I sit that Philomena Mwilu was the right 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"
}