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    "id": 824335,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Edith Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": "centres, free maternal health and the 30 per cent procurement opportunities for youth, women and people with disabilities. If these initiatives are implemented, then we could be somewhere. You will agree with me that the girl-child, especially in rural areas, sometimes is overworked yet expected to compete with the boy-child. The girl-child is supposed to fetch water and cook for the whole family even when she has a brother in the same class. The brother is left to study, but the girl is left in the kitchen. This disadvantages the girl-child who sits for the same exam with the boy-child. Women status, especially in rural areas, can be improved by creating safe societies where women and girls can live free from violence. Of late, we have seen increased violence and rape cases. If these issues are addressed, we can help women in general. The other issue is to provide health care and treatment for victims of gender-based violence. For example, a girl was violated by a relative and she was supposed to go back and stay in the same family. This is very bad because this girl cannot study properly. We should establish centres where such victims can be treated, taken care of and removed from the violators for some time. Another activity is the strengthening of women’s access to resources and opportunities for them to share more broadly in the benefits of economic growth. This is being done, but it is still not adequate. Another activity could be increasing the participation of women in decision and policy making at all levels. If women are included in decision and policy making, they could come up with policies which favour them and ensure that they are empowered. We are talking of women empowerment, but there is an outcry which is not shown by statistics. The boy-child is an endangered species. The statistics do not show that, but the outcry is there. As we talk about The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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