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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Report from the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee. I congratulate the Committee and the Chairperson who is my neighbour. He passes through my constituency to his home, and he is a very able man. I have listened to him, and as a former Vice-Chairperson of that Committee, I understand what he was talking about. I support the contents of his document in totality. The Constitution provides that all public institutions must comply with the appointment of PWDs up to 5 per cent. From the Report that has been tabled, it is very clear that the majority of the institutions in Kenya do not comply. Only one out of those that were interviewed did. PWDs are normally disadvantaged and anybody, anytime, whether born or thereafter, can be disabled. The late former President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, became a President of Kenya in a wheel chair. That was the epitome of compliance with this constitutional requirement. And that might have been the reason why President Mwai Kibaki was the founder of the Constitution. The spirit of Article 54(2) of the Constitution is that this provision should be complied with, progressively. And since we promulgated the Constitution in 2010, it is now 14 years. In my view, all the institutions, within 14 years, ought to have complied with this provision. I implore this Committee to crack the whip to ensure that all Government institutions comply with this provision. In most public places, interests of persons with disabilities are not provided for. You find buildings with no ramp access or provision for toilets. Even in restaurants, bars 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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"content": "and clubs, there is no provision where a disabled person can enjoy themselves. Therefore, I agree with the recommendations of this Committee that we should revise the law to ensure compliance by all institutions to make it mandatory so that, if you do not comply, you have broken the law. I support."
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"content": "Ahsante sana"
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr.) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you very much. Hon. Jackson Lekumontare, Member for Samburu East."
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"speaker_name": "Samburu East, KANU",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Jackson Lekumontare",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Report. As other speakers have said, disability is not inability. We have the Constitution and there is the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003. We are lacking in implementation of the same. Currently, we are still talking about people with disabilities not being able to access some places. We need to know that there are a lot of issues with PWDs in the country, even when it comes to employment. We are talking about the employment of people with disabilities and yet, it is reported that only very few members of some communities are employed in some sectors."
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) left the Chair]"
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) took the Chair]"
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"content": "Barriers should be removed so that the disabled can access almost all services. When it comes to employment of people with disabilities, sometimes, employers doubt their performance. People still have a lot of negativities towards people with disabilities. It is high time we fully implemented the Constitution and the Act. It does not help people with disabilities to have laws written on paper but, when it comes to implementation, nothing happens. Everybody should comply with the labour laws. As Members of Parliament, we must start by ensuring that each of us employs people with disabilities in our offices. We are talking about the same, but what have we done as Members? It defeats logic if, as Members of Parliament, we have not fulfilled that requirement. What is rightful for PWDs should be given to them. Even when it comes to contracts, the percentage set aside for PWDs is very small and yet, they are still not given opportunity. It is high time we implemented the Constitution, comply with the Persons with Disabilities Act and all will be well."
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support."
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