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    "id": 928622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/928622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13179,
        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "The fact that Kenyans only elected three female governors out of the 47 counties, losing one of the three is a very big loss to women leadership in this country. I feel sad that we lost one of the three female governors elected by Kenyans. Not to mention the fact that out of the 37 deputy governors that were the running mates of the governors, only six are ladies. In most instances, ladies do not get an opportunity for leadership. That is just about 16 per cent of the total number that were elected. If you look at the three female governors who were elected, all of them had male deputy governors. I want to be on record on the Floor of this House to say that ladies are much fairer in terms of how they conduct their affairs than our male counterparts because each of the female governors felt that they needed to have a male deputy governor to run with. We need to change the law so that if there is a man running for the position of governor, then his running mate should be a lady. It is not that the women of this country lack ideas and intelligence that is commensurate to the level of a deputy governor. On this Bill, I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Ali for coming up with a Bill that would suit the phrase: “ kama sio sasa, ni sasa hivi .” I know the Standing Orders do not allow us to mix languages but because I wanted to drive the point home, I felt that was the best way to do it. I appreciate him for bringing this Bill at the right time. The other issue I wanted to bring to---"
}