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    "content": "I sat as a special rapporteur for the 162 parliaments in gender parity, and one person that was recognized in the Women Atlas of the world, is one lady who does not speak much; Sen. Beth Mugo, for the work she has done for the women of this world. She was recognized for that. Our trip there confirms why we should elect more women. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have reacted to some of the comments that I have seen in the press. I do not think we should bother so much with the naysayers who are not interested in the positive things we did in Eldoret. If we can spend some money to showcase, whether in a documentary or paid-up advert, I think we should showcase the things that we did. The mud houses that wardens are living in at Eldoret Prison are an embarrassment to this Republic yet there is a project worth so many millions that has been stuck for 10 years. Even if we spend some money, let us bring it to the attention of the world, that there are Kenyans who are living in mud houses while guarding other Kenyans. There are Kenyans who have been in remand and have had mentions since 2004 and their cases have not proceeded. These are issues that we must highlight because these Kenyans are suffering. There is a genuine need to talk about the girl child. We met some women in the prisons who are doing very nice knitting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for taking this bold step and, yes, I think we should sit in Nairobi but also find a way of sitting in Isiolo, Turkana and Lamu counties. I would like to have a sitting in Lamu. We can go by boat and ride on a donkey. We should consider having a sitting in Lamu County so that the people can feel the presence of the Senate. Many people told me, especially those who we left behind, and Sen. Kamar mentioned it, that there is less traffic in Uasin Gishu County other than the Senate business that brought Eldoret back to life. Thank you."
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