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    "id": 1284150,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1284150/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bore",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Reuben Kiborek",
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    "content": "inclusive design, and universal design principles should be integrated in products and services. (ii) To ensure that underrepresented groups of PWDs are reached, the Government is providing free legal aid and referrals for pro bono representation in cases involving violations of the rights of PWDs especially disability benefits, insurance claims, special education, gender-based violence among others. (iii) On the Kenya sign language training programme, the Government is supporting public employees every financial year to receive basic sign language skills so as to ensure effective service delivery of public services to the deaf community. (iv)The Government through the assistive devices support programme supports persons with disabilities purchase, requisition or import assistive devices and aids to improve mobility and independent living. These includes hearing aids, crutches, wheelchairs, tricycles, white canes and walking appliances. (v) Educational support programme provides scholarships to learners with disabilities to pursues their education. The programmes also provide grants to schools to improve their infrastructure to ensure that they are accessible to learners with disabilities. (vi) Economic empowerment programmes have been established to provide grants to self-help groups and individual members for economic empowerment. The Tools of Trade empowerment programme for PWDs provides start-up tool kits to enable employment and wealth creation opportunities in selected sectors such as catering, automotive engineering, agriculture and beauty. vii) implementation of the affirmative action on Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) to ensure that PWDs access the 30 per cent quota allocation of government tenders. The rationale for this was to ensure that the public procurement process was inclusive and competitive as possible. viii) Government has also initiated specific support programmes targeting persons with autism and related developmental disability. Those with albinism who have unique special needs such as regular use of sunscreen lotion and regular use of sanitary pads and access to therapists, for those with autism and developmental related disabilities. ix) Government has also adopted the Washington Group of Short Questions in the National Population and Housing Census 2019 to be able to capture information on PWDs. Government has also developed and launched the disability inclusive data charter action plan that aims to engage ministries, counties, departments, agencies and non-state actors to be coordinated in collection analysis and utilization of comprehensive integrated disability data; x) In addition, Government has completed a support needs assessment for PWD and their primary caregivers that provide information and recommendations on the scope and level of support needed by diverse PWDs. The report will be launched on the 16th October, 2023; xi) Government introduced a new registration system that captures and generates social economic data on PWDs for planning and research purposes by state and non-state actors. The system is based at the National Council for PWDs (NCPWDs) and is aimed at ensuring all PWDs are registered and captured in a database for purposes of planning and programme design. 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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