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    "id": 961090,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "The delegation constituted the wider Kenyan Government delegation. We had the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Members of the National Assembly that was also accompanied by one man, representatives of Government Ministries that also had a male Minister, representatives of county governments who were accompanied by the Governor for Kericho County and the County First Ladies Association was also represented though the lady governors were not accompanied by the first gentlemen. We also had the civil societies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and the private sector. The overall Kenyan delegation was led by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Prof. Margaret Kobia. Over the years, CSW, which is an annual event, attracts men and women from around the world. The 63rd Session attracted more than 5,200 delegates with at least 1,850 were from the governments. Many of the delegates were legislators and members of civil societies. The United Nations CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The functional commission of the economic and social council called ECOSOC was established in June, 1946. Over the years, the commission has held a two week annual event where representatives of the UN member states, civil society groups, NGOs and the media converge to discuss priority themes critical to the well-being of women around the globe. You may have seen people questioning the objective of the trips based on yesterday’s media coverage of the 85 Members of Parliament who have gone to Tennessee and Nashville. In our case, our objective was very clear. The first objective was to share experiences and to learn the best practices in areas relating to the priority theme. If I had time, for the record of this House and for our later legislative intervention, I would have taken you through some of those best practices. I am not sure of the amount of time that I have. I am told that I have 20 minutes before we move to the Motion of Adjournment. The other objective was to strengthen existing partnerships and establish new partnerships, negotiate a common position for Africa on the agreed conclusions and identify priority areas for Kenya to implement. This year’s theme was ‘Social Protection Systems, Access to Public Services and Sustainable Infrastructure for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls’. We prepared before going for that conference. We had meetings at Serena Hotel, met the Ministry and agreed on Kenya’s Position Paper. We also agreed on the representations for different panels and ended up with a good showing. You were actually part of the people who did well at CSW. This year, there were more than 320 side events hosted by different countries and Kenya hosted a number of them. This Report will be available to the public and the Members. Our position Paper as a country elaborated the social protection measures that our Government has been part of and has embarked on. Many countries commended us for creating opportunities and enhancing capacities for the poor and vulnerable in order to help them sustain their livelihoods. They commended us for doing all that having in mind the state of our economy and many other aspects such as cultural aspects. 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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