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    "id": 1151620,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, health is another important area. I have also realised that because they are enabled differently, they are likely to face health challenges more than us who are living normal lives. It would be good to have some affirmative action when it comes to Health Bills so that when PWDs fall sick, they access health services in public institutions either free of charge or at subsidised rates. That way, we will be supporting them. As a country, we are a signatory to many international legal instruments. The challenge we have is enforcement. As we are all aware, buildings in our cities and in major towns should have provided infrastructure to ensure that the disabled can access offices and other amenities in those buildings without much struggle. However, if you go round the City of Nairobi today, you will realise that people who are enabled differently are still struggling to access services in most buildings – more so where those services are found from Fourth Floor to 20th Floor. It is equally a challenge where a PWD has to get onto a lift. Very few structures have provisions with the kind of lifts which can be accessed by people who are enabled differently. The situation is the same with the ablution blocks. You go to most buildings and you find ablution 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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