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    "id": 1151586,
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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": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, it is my pleasant privilege and honor to second the Second Reading of the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Bill No. 61 of 2021), which was published on 31st December, 2021. The Bill was committed to the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare pursuant to Standing Order 127(1) on 22nd February 2022 for consideration, including conducting public participation. Hon. Speaker, the Committee observed that four significant events in the last two decades necessitated a review of the existing law on PWDs. Firstly, in 2008, Kenya became a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCHRPD) 2006, which established transformation norms and standards on the rights of persons with disabilities. Secondly, in 2010, the Constitution of Kenya was promulgated. It included specific and robust provisions covering the rights of persons living with disabilities. Thirdly, in 2015, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued its initial concluding observations to Kenya, making multiple recommendation on how Kenya should ensure the rights of persons with disabilities. Finally, in January 2022, Kenya deposited its instrument of ratification on the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa 2018, which affirms and contextualises the rights of PWDs in the continent. Hon. Speaker, the law must be anchored on the social model of disability, which recognises that it is the society that disables the individuals by failing to address physical, social and economic barriers. The language and terms of art used in the law must abide by minimum standards of accepted usage, thereby ensuring effective communication and avoiding repetition, ableism and stigmatisation. The Bill intends to tighten the weak points in policy and seal gaps that pose enforcement to strengthen the legislative framework relating to PWDs. The Bill also establishes a clear framework for exercising human rights by PWDs and their full participation in all spheres of life, including political, social and economic fields. The Committee, having considered the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2021 (National Assembly Bill No.61 of 2021), recommends that the Bill be agreed to, subject to the Amendments in the Report. I beg to second. Thank you."
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