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    "id": 945123,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/945123/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
        "slug": "benson-makali-mulu"
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    "content": "We need to come up with legislation that will ensure that nobody says they cannot participate in an election because people are violent. If we get this right, then more of our sisters will participate in elections. This will stop us from thinking about giving them special seats through nomination. I want to congratulate our sisters from Ukambani. We do not just elect them because they are our sisters, but because they go the extra mile to campaign. As you can see, the Temporary Deputy Speaker has won two times and she campaigned seriously to get that seat. I do not want our sisters to assume they will be getting these seats for free or offered to them on a silver platter. The thing is that they must go out there and fight like our sisters from Ukambani. I want to thank my community because we believe in our sisters and we have so many of them who have been elected and not nominated. As we move forward, it is time other communities in this country started believing in their sisters so that we can have more of them coming to this House, other than pleading for those special seats. This will help. Another issue I want to raise is the proposal on the Election Campaign Financing Act. To me, this is historical to some extent. If you look at issues of land tenure in this country, wealth and sharing of assets… It is only about four or five years ago when fathers started thinking about giving their daughters a share of their wealth. In the past, the assumption was that a girl should not inherit anything from the father. That is why most women are disadvantaged financially. In other communities, they are not even allowed to work. They stay in the house taking care of the family."
}