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    "id": 859750,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/859750/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Halima Mucheke",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill on the two-thirds gender rule brought to the House by the Leader of the Majority Party. As we are aware, this is a constitutional imperative and for the sake of the Constitution that was voted for overwhelmingly by Kenyans, I urge my colleagues to support the Bill. There is need to increase the number of women in Parliament because as we are aware, women invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities. Time and again, we have heard that 52 per cent of the population is female, but as we all know, most positions of power and prestige are occupied by men. The late Wangari Mathai rightly put it that, “The higher you go, the fewer the women there are.” In order for us to be present at the decision-making table, let us support this Bill."
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