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    "id": 1102054,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo- Ayacko",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what we are doing today and what has been initiated by Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve is a duty imposed on this State. The State need not be reminded. Here we are reminding the State that we are no State if we cannot take care of our most neglected, extremely poor. Who will take care of them if we do not? His Excellency God has many ways of doing things. We are told that he does not live on earth, but we are told to be like Him in order to join Him in heaven when our tenure on earth ends. Since He is the provider and carer for the less fortunate, it is our duty also as individuals to be the service providers, assistance, helpers, protectors and defenders of the less fortunate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy that through this humble platform called membership of the Senate, we are performing that function. That function must be supported by Government if it needs God’s blessing. If COVID-19 is to go away, if our economy is to recover, and if the divisions are tearing our nation apart are to be cured and prosperity is to reside among us, we must use every opportunity and once of energy given to us by God to take care of our needy neighbours. Loving thy neighbour as you do to yourself is the decree that His Excellency Jesus left us with and we must do it. If you do not do it when you are some place - I hear it is called purgatory - I do not know what you will say in penitence. I do not know what you will say in remorse and expiations for your sins. This is because all I have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you are mitigating your tenure on earth in order to join God in heaven, what will you say? What did you do with the opportunities and privileges given to you by God to be alive, in Senate and be able to have knowledge of the needs of others? I believe this will be supported unanimously because it affects everybody and all of us and it is our duty. If you look at Article 54 of the Constitution, it is equally clear that we must promote sign language because it is the right of people living with disability to have the development of that language. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wonder how a human being would fully participate in the activities of society if that society is not speaking a language you understand and if you do not speak or understand the language spoken by that society. How without promoting this? How without ensuring that people who may not otherwise interact with us or understand us would participate meaningfully, productively and effectively in the lives of our society. That is if we do not promote this. We have many of them. The previous census was not specific on how many we have. We do not know how many more will join us and how many more will join in the future. So, to prepare the present and the future for people living with disability of this kind, it is our duty to build sign language as an important foundation for development or holistic development of society. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I believe that the promoters of this Bill intended that it be developed in school and promoted in universities and education curriculum and the legal system. However, on my part, I would not have loved this list to be exhaustive. It must be developed everywhere. I do not think that people living with disability of this"
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