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    "id": 1146471,
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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": "games. In some countries, PWDs participate in sports as a career and they eke a living from it. The moves some of the players make in volleyball and basketball can tell you that they have not just been sitting at home. It is a sign that money was allocated and they have been training. So, sports should be a win-win for PWDS at the county level. All county budgets should include PWDS. As we talk about PWDs, we should look at them from a human rights perspective. They have rights just like anybody else. They have a right to education. Those doing well should be identified and supported, so that they make it academically. I have seen a number of PWDs who were supported and have become lawyers. We have a number of lawyers who are visually impaired and they are doing well. We also have human resource personnel who are visually impaired. We also have PWDs on crutches and wheelchairs doing well. My point is, county governments should ensure that PWDs are included in all activities, so that there is service delivery as per Article 43 of this Constitution for PWDs. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even as we talk about PWDs, allow me to comment on what I saw. My able Chair is here and she will agree with me. PWDs do not have an advisory body that informs the county executives. Many times county executives do not know much about issues of disability and do not know how to go about them because there is no one to advise them. That is why mainstreaming is not done in most of these counties. There is need to have an advisory body in all the counties that informs the executives on a needs basis. PWDs need to be looked at from a needs basis because every PWD has their own needs. Therefore, identifying them and ensuring that their needs are met will help them become economically productive in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support the Petition, I hope that the recommendations that were made by the Committee where I sit, and Sen. Shiyonga is the Chair, will be adhered to ensure PWDs live just like anybody else. They should not be seen from a pity paradigm, but from a human rights perspective. I thank you."
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