She dedicated 30 minutes of her two-hour contribution reading verses in the bible explaining why equal representation of men and women should be maintained in Parliament. But other MPs frequently interrupted the 'sermon' demanding explanations from her. Mbaakanyi was contributing to a motion by MP for Mahalapye East, Botlogile Tshireletso, who wants government to amend Section 58 of the Constitution to increase the number of specially elected MPs to eight to cater for women. She said that women have been disadvantaged for a long time and it is likely to be worse in the coming years because of their low representation in Parliament. She said that the strong language male politicians use, both in political rallies and Parliament can sometimes intimidate women.
She said that the political environment should be made friendly to encourage the participation of women. "As long as language stays like this, women will not participate in politics," she lamented.
