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"speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
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"content": "myself and the people of Dagoretti South, I wish to send a message of condolence to Hon. Sankok and his family. Hon. Sankok, as dark as this moment might look, the Good Book reminds us that mourning may endure through the night, but joy comes in the morning. Hon. Sankok, I would like to refer you to a great man in the Bible whom you share a name with. This was a man by the name of David who, in a moment like this, after losing a son, grieved and mourned. When he was done grieving and mourning, he woke up and decided to put on his best clothes and have a good meal. He said that his son would never come back from where he had gone, but it is us who will go to where that young man had gone. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the discussion around disability has hitherto been very scattered. Domiciling issues of disability in one piece of legislation is a huge step forward. For that one reason, I support this Bill. However, I hope that in the Third Reading, we will get an opportunity to expand this Bill. My focus is specifically on Clause 35 on the functions of the Council. The functions of the Council have been enumerated and they are quite a number. However, I still feel that there is space for expansion of Clause 35 so that it can be brought to the world that we are living in. We are living in the technological and digital world - a place where data and research is currency. Even in this discussion around disability, we can have room for technology, research and production. This is in the sense that, as the world advances, the able-bodied are thinking of how they can utilise the available technology. We also need to bring PWDs up to speed with the technology of the day."
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