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    "id": 843385,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " I am on a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. The Standing Orders do not allow another point of order. I am equally satisfied with the explanation given. It is only Sen. Orengo who seems to have had the memo. If the memo was sent telling us to wear a white scarf or a white cap today, why discriminate against us? In the last Parliament, I laboured in this House four or five times, and the Hansard will bear me witness--- In fact, I turned myself to be a whip for purposes of mobilising both sides to vote for the constitutional amendment that was brought by Sen. Sijeny, so as to ensure that we have more than a third of either gender in this House. Before you wear the white scarfs, you should start by honouring the honourable supporters of the women’s cause in this country like me. Secondly, if Sen. Orengo was so serious, he is the Senate Minority Leader and the most influential leader in ODM and NASA. The minority side has no single elected woman in this House. The majority side, where I serve and had contribution, has three elected women, including you, Madam Chair. In fact, if the minority side had allowed hon. Joyce Lay to be elected as the Senator for Taita-Taveta County - and this is not meant to look down upon the Senator for Taita-Taveta County - this House would only need one elected female Senator to get to the one-third gender rule. It is good for Sen. Orengo to speak passionately, but he should demonstrate his passion with actions. On this side we are celebrating three elected women Senators in this House. I hope that going forward, the minority side will provide opportunities for more women. I believe that in 2022, with the seriousness that we have on the majority side, we will have more than five women elected to this House, even if it means that the Senate Majority Leader, yours truly, will have to forfeit his position for a woman to be elected in Elgeyo-Marakwet. Thank you."
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