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    "id": 868845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "I support the amendment Bill. When I listened to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, I was pleased to hear that public participation was conducted and it spanned across and not just to the clerks of all the county assemblies but included the County Assembly Forum that brings speakers, the Council of Governors, Institute of Public Finance and the National Treasury together. However, coming close to the National Assembly where we seem to be stuck with the issue of the two-thirds gender rule, my attention was drawn to Article 27 of the Constitution. We would want to ensure that we have equality and freedom from discrimination and that, in particular, women and men have the right to equal treatment including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and societal spheres. As I looked at the bodies that seem to have had room from that perspective to participate in financial management, and looking at the disaggregation and the manner in which the voices 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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