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    "id": 1102315,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to comment on this Statement. This is not the first time the issue of PWDs being used as beggars is coming up on the Floor of this House. I once brought it when PWDs were confined in houses in Kariobangi and dropped in the city early in the morning to beg. After begging, they were supposed to pay their masters who dropped them. It is a sorry state of affairs and it is still going on. I saw some PWDs in Turbo Market and I decided to go to their aid. When I investigated where they came from, they said they came from Tanzania. It is unfortunate that people are taking PWDs from Tanzania to Kenya to beg on the streets then pay them afterwards. It is something that needs to be investigated. If beggars from Tanzania and other parts of the world are trafficked to come and beg then they should be repatriated. It is painful and unfair that people can decide to use others in such a callous manner. The societal perception of viewing PWDs as beggars should be a bygone. PWDS should be empowered so that they do not look for handouts but be in big positions that matter. Most people are used to giving PWDs handouts. Even those who are educated are made to beg. I hope that the Committee will investigate and come to the root of the matter and ensure that they bring to a stop the issue of trafficking PWDs. I support the Statement."
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