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"speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion. I also congratulate Hon. Dorothy Ikiara for coming up with this Motion. If implemented, it will touch many lives and assist Kenyans who are currently living in desperate situations. A few days ago, I watched a clip of a young lady from somewhere in Naivasha. She said that her mum is mentally ill and her younger brother is living with disability. The young lady was at a point of losing hope and getting into depression. She expressed her frustrations because she cannot cope with family life because of the high demands from both her brother and mother, and she has no one to help her. She tried to work but she could not cope because the attention the two need from her is overwhelming. When I watched the clip, I was moved and wondered how she could be helped. The Motion that Hon. Dorothy brought to this House this morning is something that affects people in every part of this country. A lot of cases of persons living with disability need caregivers. Most of them reside in the villages. In some communities, children living with disability are like a taboo and they are viewed as a curse; nobody really wants to associate with them. They do not even want to talk about it. Some people even go ahead and hide them and for that reason they become even more depressed. Parents of such children end up living with stigma. 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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"speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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"content": "The only good thing that we can do, as a country, is to associate ourselves with them, own them, and be responsible enough to allow this cash transfer programme to run so that it gives hope to the bedridden individuals and caregivers. Caregiving requires enough resources and that is why today we have very many people who are depressed while others have developed terminal illnesses such as blood pressure and diabetes because they have no hope nor anyone to turn to. If our Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, can recognise the caregivers of persons living with disability and give them support, their prayers would have been answered. One of the challenges is that the economy has been very bad, and people’s businesses have come down. The prices of items and, generally, the cost of living has gone up. People cannot afford to buy even a packet of milk. Many Kenyans cannot put a meal on the table. If we can approve the Motion it would help them. It would enable them send their siblings to school, take care of themselves, and even pay for medical care for some of them. Sometimes, the medical care and attention is quite expensive, and the medical insurance covers that the country is thinking about may not cater for some issues. Once we do this, we will be taking care of the cases that are badly off. It is their constitutional right. Every Government must take care of its citizens, including PWDs and the caregivers. The only way to do so is for us to recognise their needs and see how best we can help. We cannot think of helping them without creating our own wealth. This, therefore, encourages the entire country to work hard so that we can create our own wealth and grow our economy so that we can take care of all our financial needs. I support this Motion, and it is my prayer that it will be implemented soon. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection should provide support and, therefore, make a difference in the lives of those who can neither speak for themselves nor fight for their rights. If this honourable House approves and debates positively, then it would impact on the people who are already suffering and are in a lot of pain because of poverty. With those few remarks, I support."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Samuel Atandi, Member for Alego Usonga, 050. He seems not to be traced?"
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"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this very progressive Motion on providing a safety net for caregivers of persons living with severe disabilities. The Government’s programme for supporting people with disability is something which I commend. It has helped the communities and the PWDs. If you go to interior villages where poverty resides, you will find that caregivers and parents of PWDs hardly do anything productive. They hardly engage in agriculture like others because some of the PWDs have to be taken care of for 24 hours. Some cannot move or walk. If you are unlucky to have a child who is in this situation, you cannot engage in productive activities. The Government only supports people with disabilities but ignores the caregivers, which is something this House needs to address. That is why I said that this Motion is very progressive. The Ksh2,000 given to PWDs is not sufficient and this amount of money does not reflect the global changes in our currency, the economic situation, inflation, and other issues. Before caregivers are supported, the first thing we need to do is to increase that amount of money. It is time the Government increased it. Before we get there, the caregivers need to be taken care of. I like that the Mover of the Motion mentioned that disability is not selective. I could be walking today but become disabled tomorrow. People who are not disabled should not discriminate. Some people feel like disability is not meant for them yet anyone can become disabled. Therefore, this House needs to be careful and serious. Caregivers of the PWDs require Government’s support. One of the recommendations this House needs to consider is housing. If you go to homes of PWDs, you will realise that their living conditions like housing and bedding are bad. 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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"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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"content": "There are some Women Representatives who have been using NGAAF to buy bedding for their constituents. I applaud them because many homes do not have bedding; they sleep on the floor. Some PWDs do not have clothing. This is a serious Motion that I challenge the Government to adopt. At times, I get an opportunity like this to question the sincerity of some of the policies of the Government. Sometimes when these people claim that they are a Government that is targeting to help the weak, the poor, and the hustlers, they ignore some of the fundamentals of life. I, therefore, challenge the Government that is here. It cannot be a sleeping Government. If the caregivers are suffering in our villages and homes yet you are a Government that claims to be concerned with the welfare of the poor, you should be ashamed. Please, take care of this issue."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Member for Alego Usonga, Hon. Atandi, which Government are you addressing? You have said, ‘Government is here’, and you know this is a House of records. You are facing to my left and you are addressing them. No Member has risen on a point of order, but which Government are you addressing that is in this House?"
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"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Samwel Atandi",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Government is represented in this House and as you know to your right is the Majority Party, and to your left is the Minority Party."
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"speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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"content": " On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Member for Kirinyaga County, Hon. Njeri Maina."
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"speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is very misleading for the Hon. Member to say that Government is in this House. The legislative arm of Government is part of the Government. As a Member who represents his people, he is part of the Government. He has also alluded that the Government has been mistreating the poor and the PWDs. I want to give him the facts. As I speak, the cash transfer programme has been implemented and money is to be paid out monthly. He should not speak to issues that he cannot give facts on. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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