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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Sen. M. Kajwang’ has talked about technology. I want to bring to his attention that he is absolutely right. That is the direction that the world is heading and IPU has not been left behind. When we were in Qatar, there were some countries that do not have very good relations with Qatar. Members from those countries gave their contributions through video links; video calling and all that. That is one of the things that I have seen happen. We sometimes have the Secretary General of the United Nations do the same thing. That is something that has been happening. Beyond that, I agree with what Sen. M. Kajwang said, especially when we are facing financial issues as a country. I think we need to have more austerity measures. Instead of taking such a big delegation, and still want to add value to the meetings, it would be a great idea to make sure that we use technology. We can call in from Kenya and give our contributions. That would also be great. He talked a bit about whether there is a baseline or a minimum when Members are being elected and once they are in Parliament, then they can go to the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU). That is something to think about. However, what I have seen in another way towards that, is that we are one of the organizations that is extremely gender sensitive. That is one of the big deals. When the countries register their delegations, if they are not gender compliant, they are sort of penalized. When there is a vote to be taken in the General Assembly, their 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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