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    "id": 824409,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/824409/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomet CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Joyce Korir",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Chepkoech Korir",
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    "content": "There are issues on the Big Four Agenda that the Government is trying to implement. I am calling upon the Government to ensure that the provision of the 30 per cent that has been given to the women and the youth is looked at to ensure that women and youth of this country benefit. I believe that is the only way that we can build them economically. There is also the issue of gender representation that we have been raising in this House to an extent that one of the Hon. Members is trying to bring a Bill so that some of the constituencies can be curved out for women. This Bill will come but before it lands on this Floor, I will oppose it. We are equal. We have to fight for everything in this world. We need to prove that we are able even with positions that we have in the constituencies, especially those of us who have been given the opportunity to serve; we should have something that we can show to the members of the public. Otherwise, there is a crucial call for action on No. 25 that is prioritising Widows Bill. This Bill talks of protection of widows’ rights. This is one crucial Bill that needs to be looked at. Widows who were married by men who were working for the Government have problems following pension but a time will come and we will have to deal with this issue once and for all, to assist these widows."
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