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    "content": "the wrong people the other time. They should know who the real architect of the 2007/2008 violence in this country was. We all have children in this country. We live in one country called Kenya. I do not think many people can relocate their families out of this country if chaos erupted. Let us keep Kenya safe for everybody. We, as leaders, must take control of happenings in this country. We must preach peace and condemn violence from any quarter in this country. That way, we will save our country. As a Senator, I am very proud to be in the middle of these ladies who have been elected Senators and governors. I remember many women driving to Arusha to argue our case that Hon. Kamar be nominated to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) after the National Assembly had nominated all men. There was no woman to represent Kenya in EALA. We were fighting for one or two women. I am proud to see women in this House, the National Assembly and the County Assemblies. The struggle for women representation is not over because we have not attained 50 per cent. So, I urge the women of Kenya – especially the young women leaders who have now come on board – to put all effort to reach out to the younger women so that we can have many more women leaders. I still believe that women leadership and youth leadership is what is going to make a difference in our country; women leaders are the ones who can bring true development. That is why I want to agree with the President and support his words when he congratulated the women who were elected. I also want to challenge the parties; that they must also promote women in their strongholds. We expect to see a lot of women elected in Jubilee and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) strongholds where, if they are supported, they will definitely get in because these are strong parties. But what happens? A lot of women are mainly in parties where it is very difficult to compete because the men take all the seats which are available there. So, I am sure that our brothers have now fully accepted women leadership. I believe that come the next elections, we will not be singing about three women in the Senate or three women governors; but we should have over 50 percent women legislators like Rwanda has done so that we have real equity. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support."
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