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    "id": 780009,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/780009/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13178,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the following is the response to the request by Sen. (Dr.) Milgo. With regard to the comparative ratio of women and men appointed as Members of County Executive Committees (CECs) and Chief Officers in all the counties, some counties are still in transition and have not completed appointment of CEC members and Chief Officers. Therefore, no data is available from the Council of Governors (CoG) for computation into comparative ratio to reflect the scenario in the 47 counties. With regard to the comparative ratio of women and men chairpersons of all county public service boards, there are 47 county public service boards in the country. Out of 47 chairpersons nine are women and 38 are men. The percentage of women chairpersons is 19.1 per cent and 89.9 per cent for men. The ratio of women to men chairpersons is one to four, which is a significant figure. The other question was in regard to the affirmative action being implemented by county governments to promote inclusion of women candidates for senior positions. The county governments are coordinated through the CoG, which is established under Section 19 of the Inter-Governmental Relations Act, 2012. The CoG secretariat is organised into 18 committees, each chaired by a Governor. The Committee on Education, Gender, Youth, Sports, Culture and Social Services is one such Committee that handles gender matters. The Committee has implemented a number of initiatives over the last two years to deepen the gender equality and women empowerment. To realise the two-thirds gender rule the following initiatives are being implemented at county governments’ levels:- (1) Counties ensure implementation of leadership, integrity and public service, values and principles contained in Articles 73 and 232 of the Constitution respectively, and the provisions of County Government Act 2012 on Human Resource Management in the county government. (2) Public services are integrated in selection, recruitment and promotion of county government officers. We have a lot of information. However, if we go line by line, it will take us a lot of time. Number 6 is on inclusion of gender concerns in Integrated County Development Plans (ICDPs) and aligned to Medium Term Plan III, (MTP III). This is guided and monitored by COGs Gender Unit. County governments ensure implementation of other affirmative actions through"
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