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as a Kenyan. This is especially, when we have the elections, there is very abusive language that is being used, and alot of
violence that is being used, especially when they are doing the nominations. An example of that, is when I also tried to view for
a civic seat, and my car was taken and almost over-turned. It was reported everywhere and men were happy. Even the police
were just looking at a helpless woman receive so much violence. So we want to have our dignity and esteem as Kenyans.
The affiliation act that was repealed in 1967, should be entrenched in the new Constitution. Affirmative action policy: I think
my brother is still here who said that the affirmative action should be done away with. I say it should continue with because
customarily, the way we have been brought up, our customs have oppressed the woman. So affirmative action should work,
so that we can also be reorganized to take women as leaders, and also have space for them, because it is the way that we have
been brought up. We don’t blame anybody, including our men and even women, it is the way you have been brought up. Kwa
hivyo lazima tuwe na affirmative action ambayo ita chukulia mama na imuinuwe, na muone qualities ambazo sisi tuko nazo.
Hatutaki kusema mtoke kwa ofisim, lakini tunataka kusema, tunataka kufanya kazi na nyinyi. So the current Constitution is
silent on the rights of women, and persons with disabilities, and one out of ten Kenyans have some form of disability, therefore it
is critical that they are things such as a law created on physical impairment, hearing and speech difficulties. Physical impairment
should be addressed.
Rights of equality for all Kenyan citizens, irrespective of gender should be entrenched in the Constitution. The Constitution
should make provision for affirmative action policy. It is legal requirement for those who are rejected by the society where they
are left to dwell in discrimination and the exclusion due to gender, age or disability. Affirmative action is a matter of justice,
equity, and human rights.
Education opportunity is not enough to set quotas for employment. For if we do not have enough trade and qualified women,
to meet those quotas, the girl child education, the youth, the disabled need to be facilitated specifically, and bursary should be
provided for girls, the disabled; or any other marginalized communities like the pastrolists. There should be a provision for the
access to basic rights by the marginalized groups in the Constitution.
Political parties, the legislature, and the Judiciary recommendations. The Constitution must ensure the affirmative action policy is
employed, if the composition of the political party structure eg. at least 1/3 of the officials to each of these organs, must be of
the opposite gender. The Constitution should regulate the formation, management, and conduct of political parties. All national
political parties should have a National outlook, with membership drawn from at least 60% of Kenyas 42 different ethnic
groups. All national political parties should be funded by public funds, to avoid the individual domination of political parties.
Parties should be run as private enterprises, from which only the economically able can benefit.
We have the electoral which I will present. I will not go through it, is so big and as much as I had pledged, the Chairman keeps
on ringing the bell, but what we want to say is that, even the land and property rights, we want the female offsprings regardless
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