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    "id": 1393031,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393031/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Report from the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee. I congratulate the Committee and the Chairperson who is my neighbour. He passes through my constituency to his home, and he is a very able man. I have listened to him, and as a former Vice-Chairperson of that Committee, I understand what he was talking about. I support the contents of his document in totality. The Constitution provides that all public institutions must comply with the appointment of PWDs up to 5 per cent. From the Report that has been tabled, it is very clear that the majority of the institutions in Kenya do not comply. Only one out of those that were interviewed did. PWDs are normally disadvantaged and anybody, anytime, whether born or thereafter, can be disabled. The late former President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, became a President of Kenya in a wheel chair. That was the epitome of compliance with this constitutional requirement. And that might have been the reason why President Mwai Kibaki was the founder of the Constitution. The spirit of Article 54(2) of the Constitution is that this provision should be complied with, progressively. And since we promulgated the Constitution in 2010, it is now 14 years. In my view, all the institutions, within 14 years, ought to have complied with this provision. I implore this Committee to crack the whip to ensure that all Government institutions comply with this provision. In most public places, interests of persons with disabilities are not provided for. You find buildings with no ramp access or provision for toilets. Even in restaurants, bars The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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