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    "id": 859652,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Isiolo CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rehema Jaldesa",
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    "content": "just to say thank you so much. May God bless you and continue to give you the heart to stand with your better halves and your sisters. As has been said, this is a constitutional Bill. If we do not pass this Bill, the House risks being dissolved. I know we are not prepared to go back to election. Because of that, I am sure we will all turn up in large numbers to support this. The journey of women in leadership has not been easy, but it has been progressive. I thank the people of the Republic of Kenya. Back in 2013, we did not have a woman elected as senator and governor, but today, we have three governors, three senators and 23 Members of Parliament. Therefore, that is progressive enough. In some communities like the one I come from, women never used to address men face-to-face. They used to address men through proxies. An example is the county of Isiolo, which I represent, where a woman was elected Senator. Probably, come 2022, we may not even require the gender top up. As has been said, probably it will be our male colleagues who will require the gender top up. Let us not make this a women issue. This is an issue for all of us. Kenya has complied with most of the constitutional requirements, one being a complex one, namely, devolution. Therefore, I do not see the reason why we cannot comply with a simple constitutional requirement. After consulting the experts, it has proved that it is not very expensive. Having interrogated the expert, it is just a mere Kshs6.2 extra to every Kenyan. Therefore, I do not think it is too much to ask. This Bill will not permanently give women these positions. It is only for two terms. As I finish, because my time is up, I want to leave this House with a quote from a powerful man, the former President of the USA, who said that we must carry forward the work of women who have come before us and ensure that our daughters have no limits on their dreams, no obstacle on their achievements and no remaining ceiling to shutter. Thank you. I support."
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