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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "I also commend the First Lady for accompanying the team and also for having a side event on Beyond Zero Campaign. It was possible for the whole world to see what the first lady is doing.That is a good example for us to emulate that we need to follow the same path. I wish to commend what came out from my Chairperson, Sen. Sakaja, when he talked about the need to have a crèche near the working place. I like the way he is so sensitive about issues of women. When I was doing my Masters, I was expectant of my last born and had an innate desire to finish my Masters and going on for my Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). I remember I hopped from the lecture hall to the labour ward and back to the lecture hall when I was a student because I had a desire to succeed and I knew that if I did not work hard, the society can be very harsh to women. Therefore, I thank Sen. Sakaja because he has really seen that there is need for women to have upward mobility by ensuring that crèches are near the working place. This Statement should not just end up here on this Floor, but should be implemented in the entire Parliament, so that we also give an opportunity to women, especially young women who are still giving birth to children to excel and at the same time enable them to climb up the ladder. I have observed that there are many women who want to climb the ladder but they fear giving birth to children. It is because they fear that once they get children, they will not have an opportunity to continue with their work. We should encourage women to do these things at the same time be productive, bear children and climb up the ladder. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy about the recommendations that this team came up with. The recommendations should not be taken for granted. Like the issue of having gender responsive budgets in our counties is one that should be taken up from this theme. When counties are keen about gender issues and development of women, then it will be possible for women to quickly get into leadership positions. That is what we really want. As Governor Ngilu has said, there is no single time women will be given the two- thirds. It will never happen; we have to go for it. We can go for it through the gender responsive budget, where we are given an opportunity to be economically empowered. When we are economically empowered, we will have a voice. Madam Temporary Speaker, there was a recommendation that also came up on social protection issues and devolved functions. There is need to have mechanisms of increasing women visibility in leadership. Those recommendations are noble for this country. I support the Motion."
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