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    "id": 1267130,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "They should also access educational institutions and facilities which are integrated into society and compatible with their interest. I call upon parents because research has shown that when some parents get children with PWDs, they hide them and do not take them to school. They see it as a curse especially in our African setup. Madam Temporary Speaker, you do not choose the parents you are born to. You also do not choose the children you get. I ask parents across the country to be proud of their children, whether they are living with disability or normal. It does not make sense to hide that child because they are partially blind, totally blind, crippled or have challenges of walking or coordination. We need to see them just like our friends and students seated in the Public Gallery. If you have such a child, let them be integrated as part of the society so that they do not feel like lesser human beings. I am happy that in the last Parliament, we had Sen. Isaac Mwaura, who was a PWD in terms of albinism. We now have the champion of PWDs, Sen. Crystal Asige. We, therefore, need that integration. Someone was telling me that speech and coordination of the child’s movement should be part of the engagement. Madam Temporary Speaker, part (c) talks about reasonable access to all places, public transport and information. I still request counties that whenever they are giving out scholarships and bursaries, they should prioritize PWDs, vulnerable children and orphans, so that they get the best they can. Some parents are usually not proud if they have a child who is slow to speak and has such a disability. Public transport in Kenya is still a challenge. Sen. Crystal Asige will agree with me that accessing public transport in Nairobi is hard. You do not need to go to the gym if you are using public transport. Makangas drop you at a speed of 180kmh. You do not need to attend the gym. Madam Temporary Speaker, we still have a challenge. I have seen people and I am also guilty as charged. On some occasions, designated parking and dropping areas for people living with disability are not respected. That is why public transport is still a challenge. I do not know what the Government will do to deal with how buses are designed and how they pick and drop passengers. In this country, we are always in a hurry. We are good at bad manners. If the"
}