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    "speaker_name": "The Nominated Member",
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    "content": "As I congratulate and thank the Members of the IPU delegation, I urge that as we seek to undertake our various responsibilities of oversight, representation and legislation, and as we look at Vision 2030 or the big four agenda, we seek to address other issues like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and any other matter that concerns us in this country. In particular, we need to pay specific attention to the reason why when we seek to get into this august House, it is through the road of politics. We need to seek to look, as we share with the IPU, the lessons that are learnt broadly. I would seek that in the interest of seeking to deal with some of the most urgent concerns, we look at the manner in which women in politics experience challenges from political parties, cultural institutions and from other areas that seek to deny those who have opportunity to come here as elected members. I say this because in 2007, I ran for the parliamentary seat of Alego Usonga. I thank the people of Alego Usonga because I believe my running in 2007 in some way propelled me to join the 12th Parliament. I still feel that as we have a conversation, and as we seek to reflect and to make our Parliament more vibrant and useful, we recall that we still have challenges that emanate a lot from culture. As I conclude, I am extremely honoured because in 2012, we tried to realise the two- thirds gender principle. I had the honour of being the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development. I was looking with a lot of expectation when we had the advisory that sought to meet the two-thirds gender principle when we came to 2015. I thank the august House, particularly the 11th Parliament, because I note a lot of progress was made towards complying with the rule. I continue to look forward because there is a way in terms of the way we do our politics, the manner in which we allow contribution to come, the way in which we get inclusivity, to not only look at persons with disabilities, age and other forms of marginalisation, but in particular, to look at women. With that, we are going to find that a lot of issues that touch on basic matters like health and water will be taken care of. I conclude by saying that I am pleased by the manner in which the IPU delegation captured information on this Report. As we recognise the fact that we still do not have parity, and as we recommend that we want to deal with this matter, I recommend that we include an element that seeks to strengthen wearing of a gender lens that seeks to make politics and Parliament a place that would draw the potential that all Members of Parliament, especially women Members of Parliament, have. Thank you."
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