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    "id": 799323,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am advised. I hope I will find where I had stopped. However, I was saying that there was a lot to learn. Notable among these was the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Goals in particular Goal No.5: Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls. I wish to state here that despite parts of the world achieving progress in gender parity, women and girls continue to suffer sexual violence and discrimination. In Kenya, for example, we have forms of violence including discrimination and child marriages which are on the decline, but still present. We also have harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Although it was outlawed, we have a section of people who want to bring it on board once again. This issue is still in court. I am calling upon all of us when this issue comes up, it should be thrown out. Women have been affected by FGM because after girls undergo it, they would imagine they are already adults and that is the cause of school dropouts and early pregnancies. It also leads to another challenge in the society; the issue of divorce. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, while the number of women parliamentarians is important, women in leadership positions are still very few. The number of women in Parliament particularly in Kenya has increased steadily over the years. However, more 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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