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    "id": 933526,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "When it comes to the issue of development, we begin to look at the whole correlation between gender inequality and development. Everybody says that it is so critical that you cannot have only half of the team playing, and expect to maximally even score for yourselves. I am happy that this issue was thoroughly discussed. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that even in the Kenyan Parliament, a lot of effort has been done to ensure that these minority groups also get represented. A few minutes ago, Sen. Seneta was talking on behalf of the Maasai, on a very important issue that touches on the ecosystem of this community and how they can survive. Some of these points would not be well articulated if we did not have representation from these specific groups, outlining what issues these are, and that they need to be taken on to the fore. They also talked about the need to increase knowledge and skills in the performance of duties that also put this in the area of capacity building. One of the interesting sessions that they have, which usually surprises many people, is combating bullying and harassment within Parliament. This is not spoken enough. I read the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Report where they touched on this and the statistics are high. Out of four women, at least two are sometimes harassed within the set up of Parliament. They did not explain the level of harassment. Sometimes, it is surprising. There is need to look at it from a gender-based perspective and in terms of violence towards women. For example, statistics from the United Kingdom (UK) show that in every four women, three are likely to be abused. That is seen from that perspective."
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