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    "id": 902528,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/902528/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Culture, socialization and acculturation are processes and people see things in different ways. In some communities there are practices such as FGM. Recently we read in the newspapers about a lady who has filed a case in court that that is a traditional practice and it should continue. There are various contradictions about how people respond to the dysfunctional nature of gender relationships. If you look at gender and violence, you will find that sometimes it is masked in traditional cultures. Many traditional cultures are good and I will speak about that in a bit but some of them have elements of violence. I think the lash out from women is worse than the one from men. So, people have to be careful about relationships and how they build them and progress. All we have is on paper and the most glaring ones are Articles in the Constitution that provide for gender equality. The provisions in the Constitution have been actualised for county assemblies as per the provisions of Article 177, but they have not been actualised for the National Assembly. For the Senate, the distribution is not too bad. It is good that because of affirmative action, we have nominated women Senators. We have a provision for two more Senators to achieve the one-third gender rule. It is not about gender parity but we are comparing where we have come from and where we are going to. After the 2013 General Elections, we had no women but in 2017, three of them were elected to the Senate. Likewise, no women governors were elected during the 2013 General Elections but we have those who were elected in 2017. So, clearly something is changing. That something has to be further strengthened that women can deliver. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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