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"speaker_name": "Taita Taveta County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Haika Mizighi",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I contributed to it last time."
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"content": " That is okay. Member for Isiolo South, is it your intention to speak on this Motion?"
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"speaker_name": "Isiolo South, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Bidu Mohamed",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. People suffering from mental problems are everywhere. There are many problems all over nowadays. We have issues like cancer, which is a big menace in most parts of our country. In the northern part of Kenya, there are many patients in our communities suffering from cancer. They are bedridden and cannot move anywhere. We need to be very mindful about the facilities in place for persons with severe disabilities. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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"content": " The Member for Bureti. 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. Kibet Komingoi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to add my voice to this Motion on provision of safety net for caregivers of PWSDs, which I support. One of the biggest concerns that we have within a section of our population is how to take care of persons with severe disabilities. Families with such persons are unable to work, thus making provisions even more difficult for them. Their engagement in economic activities become very difficult during the times they need to take care of persons with severe disabilities. They need help to take care of such persons clinically and physically. If such persons come from poor families, it becomes a double tragedy for them. This is because they cannot work. Secondly, they have to take care of these people so that they may give dignity to them. The other issue is that these individuals are known. We can enumerate them through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. After that, we, as communities, can see what we can do to make these households have a better living. I envisage a situation where we can include them in the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme. That way, they can receive stipend and perhaps hygienic things like diapers. They can also receive assistive devices like wheelchairs and others that can help them in mobility and make sure that they are protected. Another issue is to provide them with medical cover. The envisaged Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) that the country is rolling out on 1st July should enumerate such individuals and households to ensure that they receive relevant services from the Government and health institutions in their localities. Together with the county governments, we can enlist them and make provisions for them. We can also provide insurance cover to them so that in times of need, they can access services and be provided with a safety net. The issues should also be expanded to include the elderly or those who find themselves in such conditions due to accidents or incidences that happened in their lives, causing disabilities to them, although they were not born with them. With this, that section of our community and households will live with dignity. When we provide such safety net, their lives will also improve. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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"content": " Thank you. Hon. Tim Wanyonyi."
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"speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to speak to this Motion, which I support. The most critical thing with people with severe disabilities are the caregivers. These are the people who sometimes spend most of their time looking after people with severe disabilities. They need serious support so that the other activities they are involved in, like family affairs, are not stalled. What baffles me is that sometimes the way they channel support to these people is very skewed. I believe it can be moved from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). This is an agency that is established under law to take care of people with disabilities. I am sure they can do a proper survey, identify people with severe disabilities and disburse these funds to them in a proper way. The other thing I want to speak about is that the way through which people are identified to receive funds is not clear. I have tried, even in my own constituency, to ask how many people receive the cash transfer. However, the statistics are not given out properly. I asked for them from the former Principal Secretary, Mr Nelson Marwa, when he was still in the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. He named some people. However, when I went to my constituency, I did not identify any of them. Sometimes, the money is not channelled properly. It is a good programme which needs to be structured properly, so that the benefit goes directly to these people. I also hope that they can increase the amount from what they are being given, so that it caters for more needs. This is something that is very critical and essential. The Ministry should 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. Tim Wanyonyi",
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"content": "identify all people with severe disabilities who should benefit from the cash transfer programme. They should not just pick a few. The numbers are very negligible, and the Government can afford to give support to all the persons living with severe disabilities and their caregivers. I support the Motion and urge that the programme be properly structured. It can benefit more people, especially in the rural areas and in the informal settlements, where most of the people experience hardship. They do not have access to devices that support them. Some of them need things like diapers and specialised wheelchairs, which are sometimes out of reach. If we support the NCPWD with more funding, they can provide better support to these people. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me the chance to speak on this Motion. I support."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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"content": " Thank you. Member for Kericho County."
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"speaker_name": "Kericho County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support the Motion by my sister, Hon. Dorothy Muthoni. She has done extremely well to remember caregivers of persons with severe disabilities. The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 is very clear that everybody has a right to life. Persons with disabilities also have their right in this country. However, they may not do much on their own, especially those with severe disabilities. They need support from families and relatives. The caregivers spend a lot of time with them. Therefore, they may not have their time. I remember children with disabilities. Some parents keep these children in secluded places because of stigma. They do not come out of their homes because they are looked down upon. This mainly affects low-income earners. Therefore, caregivers need to be supported by the Government through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and be given a stipend so that they can support themselves and persons with severe disabilities. Persons living with severe disabilities also need devices. The demand for these devices is very high in Kericho County. As the County Member of Parliament, the allocation from the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) is not enough to provide devices for all persons with severe disabilities. Therefore, if this stipend is given to caregivers, it will, at least, lighten their burden. Some persons living with disabilities need diapers, a clean environment, and medication. Therefore, they need support. Another thing that should also be clear is that some persons living with disabilities are not registered. They need to be registered with the Social Services Department so that they are all assisted and supported. Most caregivers are women, especially those who have children living with disabilities. They need to be given a stipend. Some persons living with disabilities were not born with the disabilities. Some became disabled due to accidents. Therefore, it was not planned. The Government should assist them through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. They should also get an insurance cover. I support this Motion."
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