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    "content": "hold your hand once. You should not wait to be nominated to this House for a second time. I was given the position of Vice Chairperson of the Committee on National Security and I defended the position of the Government on security matters on a daily basis on this Floor. You need to decide whether or not you want to come back to Parliament as a politician in 2022. The work should start today; do not wait for anybody. You should be committed to your work. I know that you will be pushed left, right and center, but those of us who were elected we will hold your hands. You should work hard and make sure that you change the mindset of some Kenyans; that women belong to the kitchen. Those times are gone. We do not belong to those kitchens; we are leaders in our own right. We should deliver services the same way men are doing. Secondly, there are youth who were elected to the two Houses. I believe they were elected in their own right. Of course there are some counties, for example where I come from, where women were not elected as Members of County Assembly (MCAs). We need to change the mindset of our Kenyans and ensure that women are acceptable within our communities. I believe the Presidential Address was very good and positive in the sense of what we are planning to do. In as much as we want to run the country on daily basis and deliver on our mandate, I believe that as Jubilee Party, we are ready to win the election on 17th October, 2017 with 70 per cent plus margin whether our brothers on the other side want it or not. We are prepared to go to the ground to campaign and those threats are not good at this time. We need peace in our country.Whoever wants to go for election can go peacefully. Kenyans need delivery of services, not threats. There are Kenyans who do not even have a plate of ugali on their table today or tomorrow or every day. They need delivery of services. However, some of us who have been elected to these Houses are just running around and wasting our time. This is not necessary. I thank Jubilee Government for giving women leadership positions in both Houses because it clearly shows that it wants to encourage, support and build women leadership in this country. I beg to second."
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