{"id":994973,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/994973/?format=json","text_counter":282,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Shiyonga","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13181,"legal_name":"Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga","slug":"masitsa-naomi-shiyonga"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. A woman with a voice is a woman with definition. I am talking about Sen. (Prof.) Kamar’s election. I knew her from the time she was in the Ministry of Education, where she served Kenyans with a lot of commitment. I look at her and see a leader that I can emulate. I learn a lot from her. Currently, she is the patron of the Kenya Women Senators Association (KEWOSA), which she has steered to greater heights. She is also a Member of the Speaker’s Panel, where she had shown great leadership. Her election today as the Deputy Speaker is a plus to Kenyan women in this country. She had made headlines, but this one is a special headline for us. Lastly, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar is really a role model to us. She has defined us in leadership and will continue leading us. I salute her as a woman. May she keep going. Keep it up and bravo to her."}