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    "id": 1201994,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1201994/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the President is listening - I hope that he is - I would like to urge him to remember that it is not just women leaders that he should be pushing and celebrating in leadership positions but also PWDs; and specifically women PWDs. That we can no longer be on the menu but take our seat at the table. Another point that I noted in the presidential address is the President’s submission on development. It all sounded fantastic and I was pleased to hear some of the plans that he shared in the presidential address. However, again, I did not hear how PWDs were featured in this development. I would like to bring to the attention of the House, a few terms that I use in my profession, outside the corridors of the Senate. I am vehemently passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, inclusive transport and mobility in Kenya, as well as like I said, the creative industry. In development, there is a principle called universal design. For those Kenyans listening and do not know what universal design is; it is the design of any building, road, product, service or technology, to be accessed, used and understood by the widest spectrum of users, no matter their age, size, ability or disability. This relates to the development plans spoken of by the President. There must be universal design in every project, activity or development plan in order for it to be accessible to every Kenyan. When that is done, every Kenyan will be served and none will be left behind. As the biggest minority group in the country, when a building of a primary school is inaccessible or not universally designed, children with disabilities miss out on essential early childhood learning."
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