{"id":914201,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/914201/?format=json","text_counter":514,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Funyula, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo","speaker":{"id":13331,"legal_name":"Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo","slug":"wilberforce-ojiambo-oundo-2"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I hope the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) does not restrict its mandate and operation to protecting the female and girl-child only. This is because in this country, there has been over-emphasis on the girl-child and female gender at the expense of the boy-child who is becoming disillusioned and feeling unprotected. Therefore, I call upon NGEC to go beyond looking after women or girls affair and look at how we can resolve the ongoing conflicts brought about by the over-emphasis on the girl-child. Thank you."}