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    "id": 1151610,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1151610/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this noble Bill. It is meant to address the challenges that our people face. I come from a community where the disabled were considered a curse to the family and the unthinkable was done to them, including hiding them from the public. That injured their capacity and development because they were not given a chance to go to school. This Bill addresses those issues and the cultural barriers in Kenyan communities. We have seen PWDs excel in their fields. Some have become the best artists, educationists or lawyers in the world. They do all that a normal person can do. I think it is in order for us to enrich this Bill more than what it is. There are many issues we need to address. For instance, this week I had people who came to see me and part of them were PWDs. Because they cannot fight as a normal person would do, the crowd meant that they missed out on opportunities where nature demands the use of force. We must get a way of helping those people out. We must address their unique needs by ensuring that the law protects them from the vagaries of nature. I have in mind simple things like wheelchairs. They are unnecessarily 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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