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    "id": 1284516,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1284516/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As I do that, I join you and the Leadership of the Senate to welcome back our colleagues from recess and I hope that this Session shall be fruitful for the benefit of the people we represent in this House. I also take this opportunity to thank and congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and Sen. Crystal Asige for coming up with such a wonderful Bill - the Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No. 9 of 2023). I will go straight to the provisions of the Bill and declare that I fully support it. The objects of this Bill as captured in Clause 3 (a) to (i) can be summed up as an attempt to help the deaf in the society to realize their full potential, both in school and the larger community. The promoters of this Bill have applied their minds to constitutional provisions on the right to develop the Kenyan Sign Language and reduced that to a Bill. If it will be passed, this Bill will give effect to the stated constitutional provisions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bill in Clause 4 speaks to a targeted public participation. Hon. Colleagues, the one thing the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 blessed this Nation with is the provision that ensures public participation before any legislation in any House or 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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