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"speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am already being timed. It is puzzling that we are still grappling with recognition of our women in the 21st Century. The roles that are played by women in advancement of anything in the world cannot be fully underscored. When the immediate former President of the United States of America, my brother, Barack Obama, came to Kenya, he said that neglecting women or putting them off the radar in terms of development is akin to having half of your players in a field. Therefore, we, as a country, must bring our women so that our economy can be developed. The journey for women to climb the ladder has been a very long one. Even when they work the same amount of time and in equal jobs as men, they are still underpaid. They are still fully exploited. As a nation, and this is rampant within the African continent, we need to set an example as Kenya and prove to the 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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