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    "id": 858449,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "I stand here as a former lecturer to state that in the classrooms, there has never been demonstrated differences in the performance between boys and girls. Honestly speaking, all that we need to do, as Hon. Kimunya said, the ladies in this House need to demonstrate to the public that there is value in the money invested. The general feeling out there is that this country is overrepresented. The general feeling probably well articulated and sold by the civil society is that the huge wage bill in this country is as a result of parliamentarians and politicians. Any attempt to increase the number of representatives unnecessarily will surely have a very negative connotation to the people of Kenya. We sincerely need to relook at this particular Bill and generally the Executive, women activists and rights activists must invest heavily in capacity building for women instead of looking for short term gains and escapades that will simply make affirmative action generally minimise women representation and competition. Hon. Speaker, your ruling that a constitutional Bill cannot be amended makes it difficult for many of us to wholesomely support the amendment. Many of us are aware that quite a number of nominations are done not on merit but on other extraneous considerations and that makes it extremely difficult to trust the process of nomination. Many of us –and Hon. Wanjala and Hon. Odanga are witnesses –from Busia County felt extremely aggrieved with the process of nomination at the county level. Obviously, we need a redress. We were brushed aside. Many of us have fear that party lists stand a chance of literally disenfranchising hardworking party members who work endlessly day and night looking for votes. With those many remarks, I have reservations about the Bill. I am sure I am not standing alone, quite a number of us might be talking just to please the public audience but when it comes on the day of voting, you will be surprised. Thank you."
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