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    "id": 1151604,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "I am happy because if you look at Article 29 which talks about the civic and political rights of PWDs, most of them are denied these rights. Of all the rights in this country, the right to participate in civic and political right is a right that is denied. Article 29 says that “every person with a disability has a right to participate in political and public life, and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis of others.” However, if look at the just concluded nomination results, PWDs did not participate. We, therefore, have a duty to continue to enhance the lives of PWDs in this country. You will remember that in 2018, Kenya and the UK co-hosted the first Global Disability Summit, and these are the commitments that continue to shape this country. Our country has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of PWDs to give effect to the commitment that Kenya must make it possible for PWDs to participate, not only in social issues, but also in economic and political spheres. I am glad we are looking at this Bill. We now have the National Council with PWDs. For a long time, disability in this country has been a national issue. Now, and through the NCPD, every constituency and county is going to have an office of the National Council for PWDs. This means that we are living within the provision of the Constitution that says that disability must devolve. And by saying so, we, therefore, must ensure that we channel our budgets and our economic affairs to ensure that disabled 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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