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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this chance to second this Motion. This is a Summit that normally brings women together to assess their progress in terms of leadership positions in the political arena. From the outset, I used to say that the women political leadership in this case whether there is presence or absence, is affected by discrimination when it comes to recruitment and selection into the job market. In any case, this has come as a result of stereotypes particularly with regard to some types of jobs. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the long run, this ends up making women miss out at the political decision-making table and it becomes a nightmare for them to attain leadership positions. One of the issues that has affected women and made them to be absent from political leadership is the issue of the gender-economic gap which is very wide. Madam Temporary Speaker, when women want to take part in businesses, it normally becomes a challenge, more specifically because access to funding normally requires collateral. When we talk of collateral, you realize that in Africa, and particularly in our areas, the issue of women owning land and having title deeds is a challenge. Therefore, when it comes to political leadership, it becomes a nightmare. Political leadership requires so much money so that in order for women to participate in seeking elective leadership positions it becomes a challenge because of lack of funds. Women who have joined politics have had to go through a very rough terrain and, surely, they must have sorted it out. You will realize that even when there is violence, many women and girls are affected. Normally, during political campaigns, many women are affected. During the 2007 General Elections, many women and girls were raped and as a result, there were children born out of wedlock. In some cultures, such children are normally neglected, not being cognizant of the fact that it is not the fault of these children to have been born out of wedlock. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy that right now we have a Bill that will deal with the issue of cybercrime. Otherwise, women have been affected because of the 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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