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    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Tom Oluoch",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I begin by quoting the former President of the United States of America (USA), President Barrack Obama, at his first election when he said that every so often a generation reaches that point in history where history wants to turn. The question before us today is: When history is written on this issue, on which side of history will the 12th Parliament be? It is for this reason that I unreservedly record my unconditional support for this Bill for gender equality and the principle of the two-thirds gender rule. Secondly, allow me to disabuse the notion that the two-thirds gender rule is about women. I have gone through this Constitution and listened to the debate. The assumption or impression being made that this is about women is erroneous. This is a constitutional question. It is a constitutional imperative. It is a directive of the Constitution which we gave to ourselves in 2010. The two-thirds gender rule is about our future. It is about our children. It is about what we want to bequeath to our future generations. With this awareness, looking at Article 27 of the Constitution which supports the proposition I have made, it begins by saying in sub-article (2) that every person is equal before the law. In sub-article (3), it talks of women and men referring to both genders meaning that the issue of the two-thirds gender rule may one day turn around so that it is not only about women but men may need to top up to be at par with women. Article 27(8) states that Parliament shall take legislative measures in addition to other measures. The two-thirds gender rule is not the only The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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