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    "id": 1145787,
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    "speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Koske",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Kimutai Koske",
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    "content": " Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (a) by deleting the definition of the term “disability” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “disability” includes any physical, sensory, mental, psychological or other impairment, condition or illness that has, or is perceived by significant sectors of the community to have, a substantial or long- term effect on an individual's ability to carry out ordinary day to day activities; (b) by deleting the definition of the term “disability mainstreaming” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “disability mainstreaming” means a strategy through which concerns, needs and experiences of persons with disabilities are made an integral part or dimension of the design, budgetary allocation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres so that persons with disabilities benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated; (c) in the definition of the term “persons with disabilities” by deleting the word “permanent” appearing immediately after the words “persons with” and substituting therefor the word “long-term”; (d) by inserting the following new definitions in proper alphabetical sequence— “exploitation” includes any act which has the purpose and effect of taking unfair advantage of any limitation of persons with disability; “harmful practices” include behaviour, attitudes and practices based on tradition, culture, religion, superstition or other reasons, which negatively affect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disability or perpetuate discrimination against such persons; “media enterprise” means an organization whose business involves the collection, processing and dissemination of news or news articles, or in entertainment and education through the media; 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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