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    "id": 1057901,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang'",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "There is an overlap in the mandate of the National Assembly. Remember Article 93 does not prohibit us from pursuing any matter of representation. So, there is no contradiction. It is just that sometimes there could be repetition. The Government established the Superannuation Fund which is now the new Mega Fund for retirement benefits and retirement plans for the civil service. It will be important for us to understand whether those PWD who work in the Government have any special scheme or consideration. Upon retirement, at the age that has been defined, are their retirement benefits similar to those of people who have a different capacity? We understand that for a PWD who perhaps has had to survive on a wheelchair at the point of retirement, their needs far exceed the needs of somebody else who is able to go to the farm and they are given a pair of gumboots and a wheelbarrow on their retirement. We must also look at the issues of entry because Sen. Mwaura is focused on the exit age. Are PWDs getting their true rights as described in the Constitution? When counties or the Parliamentary Service Commission where Sen. Cheruiyot sits are hiring, are PWDs given proper and fair consideration? If you argue that PWDs should stay longer, then there will be those who will say that they are also young and fresh graduates with disabilities who also need opportunities. We are not saying that when a PWD retires from service, they must be replaced with a PWD. We are talking about the global universe. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Members of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare should assure us as a House that for the quotas defined in law for employment and even extending to quotas that have been defined for access to Government opportunities, PWDs are not getting shortchanged. If there are requirements and reports that are statutory, let those reports come to this House so that we can collectively discuss and be sure that the rights of our brothers and sisters are also being observed. I thank you."
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