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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "baby into the Chambers. That story is juxtaposed with a picture of an Australian legislator, breastfeeding a baby while she is debating on the Floor of the House. That tells you some of the nuances and the lenses through which we view our women in this very natural and important process. We, indeed, need provision of a crèche and caregivers, but you cannot put a crèche at the Red Cross Building while Parliament is two or three blocks away. If you want to put up a crèche and even lactation rooms for our ladies in this House - which they need to have – these facilities must be placed furthest at the Media Centre, right next to the plenary because this Floor is your workstation. No one should think in this Parliament that by providing for these things, we are doing women a favour. It is not a favour. As I spoke earlier on the other Bill, it is a rights-based approach on what each one of us in the society needs to play our role. Beyond that, as I skim through, you can see that we did a lot of work. Some Members sometimes go out there for shopping and to gallivant. However, we did very little of that. We were in all the sessions. That is why the other day I was a little upset when a Member said that I was uncomfortable. Madam Temporary Speaker, the power of women agents in transforming norms for better health outcomes and well-being was another side event that Kenya showcased. This was graced by Her Excellency the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta who is also the patron of Beyond Zero campaign. They were able to showcase to the rest of the world the special focus that the campaign has had to reduce the high number of maternal and infant mortality deaths. Further, the campaign also focuses on treatment of reproductive health challenges facing women such as fistula. For the record of the House, we want to encourage Her Excellency the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to continue with this very noble initiative that has touched lives. Among some of the events that we attended are: There was an event where the Minister for Women for Australia had lined up; there was one for Malawi which we co- hosted and I also happened to be on that panel. There was an Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) event which was led by Sen. Kihika who is the President of the Women Legal Inter-Parliamentary Union which we attended. There was a Hungary side event about supporting single parents; this was amazing. One of the biggest challenges I have in this city and I am sure it is in many counties in this country is the issue of single mothers because they are not provided for or taken care of. When we talk about economic interventions that the Government is doing, when it comes to the Youth Fund, it is the boys who get this. When you talk about Women Fund, it is women above 35 years of age who get it. There is a gap of young ladies between the age of 18 years and 35 years who are left out in the political, economic and social life of our country. Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to go straight to the recommendations and I would urge Members, especially those who really believe in this movement of gender equality to go through this Report. The recommendations that we put forth for all the observations were the following - 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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