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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Jackson Kosgei",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I begin by congratulating you for being elected the Deputy Speaker of this august House. I also extend the same to our Speaker, Hon. Wetangula, for being elected the Speaker of the 13th Parliament. I also take this opportunity to congratulate all Members for going through rigorous election exercises and finally, by the grace of God, having an opportunity to be in this august House. Above all and on behalf of members of our society living with disabilities in one way or another, I recognise them. I express my greatest and deepest gratitude to constituencies that elected Members with disabilities in this country. They are great. I congratulate them for not seeing the physical, but the person and character of the individuals they elected. I also thank and appreciate, most sincerely, my party, the United Democratic Alliance, under the leadership of His Excellency the President of our Republic, William Samoei Ruto. He considered me among others to represent special interest groups and persons with disabilities. I am deeply grateful to be given that opportunity. I look forward to my life in Parliament in the next five years. I will contribute towards improving legislation and representing the needs of persons with disabilities amongst others in this country. As I listened to the inaugural speech of our Speaker, he mentioned several Bills that need to be revived in the House. We looked at them. Some of the Bills we thought should have been there include those that touch on persons with disabilities, one of which progressed from the last Parliament to the Senate and it is still there. We would like to have it looked at afresh. Soon, we will approach your office. We had a meeting with the Kenya Disability Parliamentary Association (KEDIPA), which is caucus group, and we want to bring to the attention of the House that we need a re-look at the instruments that help persons with disabilities, their 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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