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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "to discuss their matters, it is important we give them the attention they deserve. I want to thank Members who have taken time to debate this Bill over the last two hours. I want to assure Members that it is my desire that we get all the amendments to this Bill within the week so that anytime from next week, depending on how we proceed with other pending matters in the House, we move to Committee of the whole House stage of this Bill to finalise it and have it go through the other processes for assent. The Member for Gilgil specifically raised the issue of a possibility of this Bill affecting counties. That relationship has been well captured in Clause 58 (v) on the relationship between the national and county governments on matters to do with disabilities. None of those matters relate to the functions or governance of county governments. At the point of concurrence between the two Houses on this Bill, the two Speakers agreed that the Bill does not concern county governments in terms of Article 110 of the Constitution. It does not affect the functions and the powers of country governments, but like any other Bill, it will affect persons living in this country and they live in counties. However, there is a clear distinction between affecting people in the counties and affecting the functions of counties according to Article 110. So, because of that, I would love to see that this Bill moves forward. I want to encourage any Member with an amendment to bring them, so that we can start to process them and in the next two weeks, this 12th Parliament can give life to the Persons Living with Disabilities Bill, 2021 to update the existing Act of 2003 which is 18 years old. I will wait for those amendments. I know Members raised a number of issues. We can process them within the framework of winnowing of amendments and make suggestions that will make this Bill better. By and large, I am encouraged with the concurrence that Members have had on the contents of the Bill. I did not hear any dissenting views. The remarks were on making the Bill better and I am looking forward to those amendments that are seeking to make this Bill better. With those remarks, I beg to reply."
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