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    "id": 1011342,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1011342/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "We are also affected in the second way by the fact that most of those who respond to disasters have not internalised the needs of persons with disabilities. Our laws set disaster response measures which do not consider them. When there is fire, a siren goes on. There are those who cannot hear that siren. We do not factor them in. When there is a fire, we are told that we should not use the lift but the staircase. We do not factor those on wheelchairs like Hon. Dennitah Ghati and Hon. Tim Wanyonyi who cannot use the staircase. In the aeroplane, we are told that whenever there is any disaster, there is a lighting system to show you the exit route. We do not factor those who are blind who cannot see the exit route that is illuminated by lighting. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we rarely consider persons with disabilities (PWDs) when we are coming up with disaster management laws. Today, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah has come up with this Bill. We should sit down and include the views of PWDs so that when we go to public participations, they also participate. This is because there is nothing about us without us. When we are on the table, we will bring issues that will add value to this Bill and save PWDs. 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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