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    "id": 824280,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kandara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Alice Wahome",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Muthoni Wahome",
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    "content": "Let me say something small on the daily briefings that were taking place. The daily briefing sessions were held every morning of the CSW period at the Kenyan mission offices. They provided an opportunity for members of the delegation and other Kenyans attending and participating in the CSW to share lessons learnt, concerns and invite discussions among the participants. The daily briefings also provided a forum to convey the messages and reaffirming Kenya’s position in the deliberations of the CSW. The briefing sessions were also used by the negotiators to inform the participants of the progress made towards the agreed resolutions of the CSW because as the conference went on, the resolutions are also discussed so the outcomes are known to the participants. Kenya’s position paper and country statement were read by Prof. Margaret Kobia. The statement articulated the contents of the position paper. The Cabinet Secretary highlighted the progress the country had made towards achieving gender equality, empowerment of women and girls living in rural areas in line with the objective of the priority theme of the CSW. The CS made specific reference to universal health coverage, low cost housing and manufacturing as part of the Big Four Agenda of the Government. She further articulated the intervention the Government was undertaking to implement the agenda, including policy, legal and legislative actions as well as interventions such as free and compulsory primary education in our public schools, free sanitary towels for the girls, Huduma Centres for seamless delivery of proximate services and free maternal health services, and the 30 per cent allocation of public procurement – I hope the Government is fast-tracking that - reserved for women. The Report indicates that only about Kshs40 billion of money reserved for youth and women under the 30 per cent policy is being accessed by women, therefore leaving a whole Kshs160 billion not accessed. We still need to empower both politically and economically although it is very hard. We understand the specific challenges that women go through considering that particular challenge. I take this opportunity to note that even in this House the number of women is deplorable and discouraging for women who intend to join politics. We only have 23 women elected from the single constituencies with the balance being occupied by men. It is therefore a matter that needs to be recognised in terms of affirmative action. Article 27 of the Constitution places the burden and responsibility on the State to ensure women are socially, economically and politically empowered and that affirmative action policies are developed."
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