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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that according to the World Health Organization, an estimated 15 per cent of the world’s population live with some form of disability or different ability, with 80 per cent of them living in developing countries; further aware that in Kenya, approximately 6.5 million people live with some form of disability out of whom, nearly 3.8 million are women and girls, while approximately 85 per cent of the total number live in abject poverty; concerned that a majority of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) face numerous challenges including being denied their fundamental rights and freedoms including the right to education and opportunities to work, virtually guaranteeing that they will live their lives in poverty which often exacerbates their vulnerability and dependency on other people, assistive devices and critical medical items and requirements; deeply concerned that lack of these devices, medical items and requirements makes it impossible for PWDs to live normal and dignified lives; this House urges the National Government to provide assistive devices and required medical items and requirements free of charge to Persons with Disabilities at the constituency level through Government hospitals or any other Government body and to put in place mechanisms for replacement of worn-out devices to enable them live a dignified life, be more productive and to coexist with other people in the society. Kenya is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD). The UN-CRPD basically aims at ensuring that PWDs enjoy their rights like persons without disabilities. I am honoured to move this Motion today, barely one week to the International Day for PWDs that is celebrated on 3rd December every year. The International Day for PWDs aims at ensuring that governments show commitment on the steps they have taken to ensure that lives of PWDs are worth seeing and emulating. I am happy that Kenya is a signatory to the UN-CRPD. In this regard, Kenya has ratified so many treaties. Some of them are on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Kenya Constitution, 2010 in Article 54 recognises the rights of PWDs. Persons with Disabilities have rights just like any other persons that need to be protected. There is no way we can talk about those rights and ensuring that our people enjoy their rights to a dignified life when a section of the population of Kenya cannot afford to live a dignified life. There is nothing more empowering than a PWD being able to use an assistive device. What are assistive devices in this country? I want Members to understand that assistive devices for persons with disabilities are a game changer. If a PWD living in Ndumbuini, Turkana or Isebania is not able to have a mobility device like a wheelchair, crutches and diapers… For Members who do not know, we have adult diapers. They are assistive devices for persons who suffer from spinal injuries in this country. They use them like children. The PWDs who have challenges with their skin, for example, the albinos, use sunscreen lotions. The PWDs who are visually impaired use a walking aid to move around and to be independent. Persons with disabilities with mental health challenges use drugs every day before they go to bed to sleep. Persons with disabilities suffer. If you look at the health indicators in this country, they have a negative impact on PWDs. The indicators are wrong and bad. This country has tried. We have seen the President many times talking about empowering PWDs. The other day he talked about PWDs and we saw yesterday how the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proposal will cure what PWDs are facing in this country in terms of representation. Without an assistive device like a wheelchair, a white cane and braille for reading, PWDS’ lives in this country will be of abject 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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