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    "id": 858331,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/858331/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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        "legal_name": "Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I just want to seek your guidance and direction as to whether we can allow amendments at this very stage. There are many Kenyans I included, who are not opposed to the women being given these positions. However, Kenyans are worried of how these women will be nominated. I know for a fact, women suffer in the hands of party leaders, chairmen and secretary generals of parties. I know for a fact and I have evidence that there is a secretary general of a party who nominated himself, his mother in-law and his second wife. Unless we come clear on how these women are going to be nominated… Article 97(2) talks of 12 nominated Members of Parliament. If we can say that these nominees should be gender top up, this is going to be clear. The other way will be to adopt the formula that we used to nominate members to the East African Legislative Assembly, but some framework must be there. Otherwise, we will oppose this Bill."
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