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    "id": 961093,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "(1) Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure are key in ensuring gender equity and empowerment of women and girls. (2) Increased investment and allocation of funds to Kenyan counties - which is what we are talking about even in the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill - will ensure better infrastructural development that will enable women, girls, boys and men to have access to better, safer public services, such as hospitals, schools and markets. Madam Temporary Speaker, whenever we go for these functions - you are a Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security - Members from the other House keep asking: “Why is the Senate talking about foreign relations or what business does the Senate have in going for international meetings?” A lot of the treaties signed by Kenya are for devolved functions. We have a greater role in those international platforms where treaties of devolved functions are being discussed. We are talking about health, agriculture, early childhood education, trade and markets. That is why we opined that greater resources must be allocated for that. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are five other observations which Members should be able to read. The Recommendations were as follows - (1) The delegation - I am glad there are two Members of that delegation in the House right now in addition to me. The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to propose amendments to the relevant laws in order to compel gender-responsive budgeting in the counties and nationally. (2) The Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights considers the state of human trafficking and migrant workers and proposes relevant amendments to exist in law. We are very specific in our recommendations. (3) The Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare chaired by Sen. Sakaja ensures the anchoring of social protection systems into the law, which we have already begun and Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve will attest to that, and looks into the establishment of a one-stop gender-based violence centres in the 47 counties and safe houses as already provided for in the Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill that we passed in the last Parliament. (4) The Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Legal Rights to consider and propose mechanisms that can be used to increase the representation of women in elective and appointed positions. We have an opportunity now as we are talking about amending the Constitution in fulfilment of Article 100 of the current Constitution. (5) The Senate Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources follows up on the implementation of existing policies and laws to ensure environmental management, planting of trees and preservation of water catchment areas in the counties. 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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