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    "content": "not had a chance to discuss this with her but I can say it is from here that she gave me a chance to do civic education in her constituency prior and after the passing of the 2010 Constitution. We were with her on the “yes” side in a region that was predominantly “no”. It was not easy to courageously stand for the support of this Constitution. I am, therefore, proud that a person who gave me a chance to learn a lot from her and her constituents is now a Member of this House. Senators who were in the 11th Parliament know that she was a resource person and several times, she appeared before the Senators in Committees and workshops and she made tremendous contributions. She was elected overwhelmingly as a Senator. She is among the only three women in this House who have been elected, being the first women since independence to serve in the Senate of Kenya. The post independent Senate did not have women Senators. This is the first Senate in the 12th Parliament. Forever, the name of Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar is inscribed in the books of History as having been among those women who broke the glass ceiling to open up ways for other women to come and serve in Parliament. Without ranking Sen. (Prof.) Kamar with Sen. Kang’ata, she also qualifies, exceptionally so, to sit on the Speaker’s Panel and moderate the House. Her experience in the 10th Parliament in the same capacity will give her an opportunity to continue doing the work she did before. She is one person we will look up to in this House when there is any issue we want to consult on. Being a Kalenjin Professor, she is among the few women who can be called professors in my community. She is a trailblazer in many ways and I believe she has the capacity and the qualifications to be there. So, ---"
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