Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes with great pride the appointment of Tanzania's first female parliamentary speaker, Anne Makinda, on Friday, 12 November 2010;
(2) further notes that this is the first time in the history of Tanzanian politics, since Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) came to power in 1961, that a woman has taken up such a position;
(3) recognises that it is in a year that has also seen the first albino woman, Benedict Mahaka, elected to parliament early this month in spite of the prevailing discrimination against albinos;
(4) acknowledges the significant strides that women on the continent are making especially in those positions of power that were previously male-dominated on account of traditional practices in conservative Africa; and
(5) congratulates Speaker Makinda warmly and encourages her to allow opposition parties to play their role effectively, to give support for meaningful debates on a new constitution and to ensure that the executive is fully accountable in line with modern democratic practices.
Agreed to.