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    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yussuf Adan",
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    "content": "2. Assess the distribution of persons with disabilities across different cadres in the institutions. 3. Measures that are put in place to make sure the workplace is suitable and friendly for persons with disabilities. In this audit, the Committee observed the need for public service to ensure equitable opportunity for the appointments, training and advancement of persons with disabilities. However, the Committee notes that since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010, public institutions have not complied with the required threshold for persons with disabilities of 5 per cent as per the Constitution. Unfortunately, the average percentage of persons with disabilities representation in the institutions is 2.1 per cent, whereas the Constitution says the minimum is 5 per cent. The average for 39 institutions is 2.1 per cent. Additionally, most institutions that appeared before the Committee submitted that they do not receive applications from persons with disabilities as required and, hence, the low representation. Despite the provision of Article 54(2) of the Constitution, which requires persons with disabilities to make up at least 5 per cent of the workforce, only one institution, the Lake Basin Development Authority, has complied, as indicated in the Report. All others are far below the required minimum. After lengthy deliberations with the stated institutions and arising from the observations, the Committee recommends the following: 1. Public institutions should review their human resource policies within three months of the adoption of this Report to create the minimum required 5 per cent threshold job opportunities for persons with disabilities; 2. Within six months of the adoption of this Report, the National Council for Persons with Disabilities should initiate an amendment to the Persons with Disabilities Act to align it with Article 54(2) of the Constitution; 3. Within six months of the adoption of this Report, public institutions should formulate and put into effect comprehensive disability mainstreaming policies to encompass all facets of the workplaces; 4. Within three months of the adoption of this Report, the National Council for Persons with Disabilities should take positive measures to facilitate the comprehensive registration of persons with disabilities in their database; 5. The institutions should implement affirmative action focused on recruitment outreach efforts and awareness campaigns to increase the representation of persons with disabilities; 6. Public institutions should align their human resource policies with the requirement of the retirement age for people living with disabilities and inform them of their rights; 7. Institutions should submit reports to the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, encourage people with disabilities to participate in decision-making processes, and challenge cultural norms through campaigns and education. After examining the 39 institutions, the Committee went ahead and looked at about 60 other Government institutions. Overall, on average, persons with disabilities occupy 2.1 per cent of employment positions. This is a gross violation of Article 54(2) of the Constitution. I submit. I take this opportunity to request my Deputy, Hon. Chelule, to second."
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