{"id":947641,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/947641/?format=json","text_counter":17,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Igembe South, Independent","speaker_title":"Hon. John Paul Mwirigi","speaker":{"id":1574,"legal_name":"Cyprian Kubai Iringo","slug":"cyprian-kubai-iringo"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Kenya has an estimate of eight million widows with the number said to be steadily increasing; concerned that most widows face numerous challenges, including losing their sources of income and security, economic hardship, social discrimination, degrading treatment, physical and mental abuse; cognisant that the said challenges could be mitigated through providing widows with the alternative source of income that would afford them a level of liberty and dignity in their lives upon the death of their spouses; appreciating the effort by the Government in empowering widows economically through various programmes that provide opportunities for capacity building and skills training for widows; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}