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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wilson Sossion",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, No12. It is extremely important at this time in this nation when we are reflecting on the status of implementation of the Constitution of Kenya. This is one area that should have been fixed even before the elections of 2013. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 81 of the Constitution does not only obligate Parliament, but it obligates all public bodies. It talks of all public bodies. I am drawn from the trade union movement and other organisations and in 2011, we complied with this provision without exception. Indeed, we have recorded tremendous results. I find it a bit retrogressive for some of us to look at it differently and engage in unnecessary feminine war. The gender equality agenda is not only a Kenyan agenda. It is a global agenda. As I support this Bill, I salute all the women who we know, as we are seated here, are working hard in every household to ensure that there is food on the table. The role model, in terms of supporting this group of hardworking human beings who deserve equality at every stage, is the Parliament of Kenya. The mathematical provision in the Constitution is clear. The Bill before this House provides the best solution. Kenya is signatory to international commitments. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are very clear about issues such as maternal rights and maternal deaths. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the way they are framed, are very loud about gender equality. Global competitiveness is there in every aspect and I am sure if Kenya is ranked, we will not be in a pleasant position. This Parliament needs a critical number of either gender. It is not about women. 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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