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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to congratulate my colleagues who were elected as commissioners. I am happy with the balancing of gender because the ratio is three to four, which I think is a good representation as opposed to if we only had one. I am happy for the three ladies who are Hon. Beth Mugo, Hon. Naomi Shaban and Hon. Aisha Jumwa and I believe that they will represent us effectively. I am also happy that we have been interacting with these colleagues of ours before they became commissioners and they know the issues we have and where the shoe pinches most. I am certain that they still have those memorable experiences we have had together and they will represent us effectively. I know that they will also remember that the issues that affect them are the same issues that affect us and we are banking on them to represent us. I hope they will also look into the issue of our packages as Senators. I would like to say before this House that the issue that the Senator has just talked about concerning embarrassment out there is real and not a joke. I once had an opportunity to visit Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) back in the county. I was sponsored by the Senate to go and see what was happening in the field. I was embarrassed because the women representative came and said what she was going to contribute towards the project and the people were very happy. As a PWDs representative, I could only buy them two sacks of feeds. The women representative went ahead and said that she was going to buy drinks for all the people on one side and asked me to buy drinks for people on the other side. I was so embarrassed because I did not even have money to buy the drinks. I had to look for a way of doing public relations, just to show the people that we were together. I had to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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