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    "id": 1393043,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393043/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu East, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Shakeel Shabbir",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "of work has been put in, but the only point I do not agree with is that this is economic injustice to PWDs. It is an economic injustice if they are not being given their right of a minimum of 5 per cent in employment. This Report must be firmer in its recommendations. Equality and equity are not the same. Equity demands a minimum of 5 per cent; equality has a difference. There is also something else that I have seen. That we do not, as Members of Parliament, give enough support to people with disabilities in our constituencies. Our constituencies should also be audited. A report should be submitted by our constituencies informing this House how many Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) we have employed. Finally, there is another association for PWDs who are funded directly from the Office of the President. The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) is funded from the budget. The National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK) is headed by a great lady, Ms. Kristina Pratt. It has much more money than NCPWD. Those two institutions must be amalgamated because they are doing the same thing. They should be put together and have a joint approach. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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