Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1393053,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393053/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 222,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Malava ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "When our forces in this country – the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), the Kenya Police, the Kenya Prisons Service and the National Youth Service (NYS) – advertise for positions, they are very clear that they will not consider persons with disabilities. If, for example, you have an eye problem or one short finger, you will not be admitted into the forces. This exposes discrimination against persons with disabilities. What has losing a finger got to do with performing the functions of a KDF officer, a police officer or a prisons officer? I can see that my time is up. We have to come up with a specific law that has timelines. As we are aware, some of the public institutions do not have the infrastructure that persons with disabilities can use to access their offices comfortably. That is one of the ways that demonstrates that, as a country, we are negative and not sensitive towards persons with disabilities. I support the Motion and thank Hon. Hon. Sheikh Yussuf, the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. Thank you."
}