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    "id": 1226989,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement sought by Sen. Crystal Asige on the issue of PWDs. Without proper data, it would be impossible for this country to plan effectively for PWDs. When you see statistics are not consistent, it means that Government interventions that are supposed to go towards supporting PWDs in this country will be so inconsistent and will not make any meaningful progress. The Kenya National Bureau and Statistics (KNBS) needs to supply proper data of PWDs. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also encourage families in this country who have PWDs or children with various disabilities to make sure that those children are brought to the fore and given opportunity to access education. We know that in this country, there is a tendency to hide children living with disabilities. Perhaps that is what contributes to them not being counted during census. I urge Kenyans of all walks of life that having a child with disability does not mean that, that child cannot make any meaningful contribution to this country. When I was the Governor of Uasin Gishu County, we recruited over a hundred PWDs who are amongst the best public servants we have. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you visited the Uasin Gishu County Government Executive, you would find all our executive offices being cleaned by deaf people who are very effective and efficient. This nation need to properly plan for the PWDs. I reiterate that there is need for compliance to the laws that are already provided for. For example, if you go to all Government offices, accessibility to those offices is still a challenge. You do not expect PWDs to seek services like other citizens with ease. The Committee should further probe on other funds that have been set aside for PWDs, particularly funds that go through the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Programme. Sometimes, those funds do not end with intended recipients."
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