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    "content": "That is on a light note. When the history of the legislature will be written, definitely the three women will have their names up there as the women who opened doors for many other women. Mr. Speaker, Sir, without mentioning names, I am proud of Senators who are here. Sen. Moi knows that we had about four Senators who left this House to the National Assembly. If time allowed, I would have mentioned their names. They too are trailblazers because they were nominated Senators but now they are Members of the National Assembly. I must note that it is on both sides of the political divide that we were lucky to have former nominated women Senators to serve in the National Assembly. Again, for the first time in the Republic of Kenya we have three elected women governors: Governor Joyce Laboso, Governor Anne Waiguru and the most experienced woman politician, Hon. Charity Ngilu. The three are also trailblazers in terms of showing our women and children, including my young daughter that they can dream to rise to positions of leadership. His Excellency the President has been on the forefront in encouraging growth in terms of having women in leadership positions. No wonder, out of the three governors, two are from the Jubilee side and all the three Senators are from the Jubilee side; 100 per cent. It shows that the President is not just talking; he exercises that commitment. If you speak to these ladies in person, they will tell you that they must have got moral support from the political party they come from because the party takes its responsibility seriously. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, there is something I would have liked the President to speak about but I believe we are going there. It is about this House. I urge Senators in this House to listen to me. If you have come to this House for the first time, you must understand that you came to a House that will need your commitment, passion and thoughts in performing our functions. The other day there was a debate about salaries and remuneration. That one does not concern us much as Senators. What concerns us is that we have been given serious constitutional responsibilities in Article 96 yet there is no commensurate provision of structures and resources for running that office. We tried in the last four and half years to fight for a Senate that has structures, offices and resources to deliver on its mandate. You cannot elect people, put them in a particular place and hope that they should fail. We will not accept Senators to come and hang our political careers in this House because the State could not support the function that has been provided in this Constitution."
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