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    "id": 994599,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am still very uncomfortable with the procedural bit, but now that I have gotten the assurance from the Chair, I wish to second. However, even as I am seconding, I would wish to indicate that once I speak to this and since there are many Members, I may not get an opportunity to speak to the substantive part of it and so, I will just speak to it. I just want to say one or two things in relation to this and the subsequent one that the Kenya National Assembly needs to up its game on. This Motion was brought way ahead of even the Senatorial one, but now we are looking like we are following the Senate. So, we always do this. I know, for instance, I had brought a Reproductive Healthcare Bill. The Senate has come up with a similar Bill after me and passed theirs and they are bringing it to the National Assembly. So, we might as well give all our Bills to the Senate to do them. Secondly, it is not uncommon to bring a select committee even though we have the Departmental Committee on Health when we think that we need a specific focus on an issue. So, personally, the reason that Members are giving that there is the Departmental Committee on Health and others really does not suffice. It is sufficient to do that. Thirdly, I will support, reluctantly, based on the same issue that I raised on online Bunge when it was active, that men like conniving. The male Hon. Members here have connived and are giving themselves positions. If you look at Luo Nyanza, for instance, we have my good young brother here, Hon. Anthony Oluoch, Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo and Hon. Peter Kaluma. The argument that they were saying is that they are lawyers. Kwani I am not a lawyer myself? So, if we want to ensure that we have inclusivity, let us ensure that we have representation even of women. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you see even what is going on in the parties when they are doing the “isolation and quarantine,” why are the women the low hanging fruits? Even in Jubilee Party, now that Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire has been removed, why can we not have a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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