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"content": "Therefore, from the position of my party, I had no other alternative but to support it. That was very important, but from a personal perspective, I want to remind ourselves of the words of the great President of the United States of America (USA), Barrack Obama, when he visited us here some time back. He addressed us at Kasarani. If I recall clearly, he said that you do not expect to achieve much if half of the members of your team are kept inactive. The women of this country constitute about 52 per cent of the population. What we are talking about here is not anything about pleading; it is a requirement in our Constitution. The 2010 Constitution that many Kenyans fought for, got maimed and died in the process, eventually ushered in a new dispensation. What this House really needs to do to is to ensure that we enact a legislation that gives effect to that very constitutional requirement. As proposed by Mheshimiwa Chepkongāa---"
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