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    "id": 1284146,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bore",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13672,
        "legal_name": "Reuben Kiborek",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Mbugua and the Hon. Senators for the Questions. I will go straight to Question A, where I have been asked to give a report on all the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) employed in the public sector. The employment of PWD is a critical measure of inclusion of PWD in Kenya. The Public Service Commission (PSC), in its status of compliance with values and Principles in Article 10 and 232 of the Constitution annual report of 2021/2022, found that only 1.4 per cent of PWDs are employed in public service. The Commission surveyed various institutions for this report, including the constitutional commissions and independent offices; ministries and State departments, public universities, statutory commissions and authorities, state corporations and Semi- Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA) and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVETs). The statistics of 1.4 per cent includes the status of PWD in county governments. The PWD Act No.14 of 2003 and its current provision is weak on enforcement of the 5 percent employment requirement. However, the Ministry has developed the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2023 that is currently before the National Assembly for deliberations. Under Section 73, the Bill proposes for appointment of an inspector who will ensure enforcement of the provisions of the Act in totality. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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