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    "id": 1415594,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Saney",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This country, or the Kenyan society at large, has come a long way in appreciating and recognising disability as a way of life, from a time when it was once seen as a curse and unacceptable in society to a time when we are legislating on it. We have a parent Act and Article 54 of our Constitution recognises disability and seek the empowerment of PWDs. It is good that, that community has come of age and became accepted. This is to the extent that we are legislating so well because we have PWDs who are part and parcel of this country. So, they can commensurately contribute to the welfare and economy of this country. First, it is good to recognise that this Motion speaks well about PWSD. I want to advise Hon. Dorothy to consider amending the parent Act on PWDs so that we can avoid coming up with piecemeal legislation on the same subject. At times, it is prudent for us to amend the existing parent Acts to consolidate our legislation into one master Act rather than having an avalanche of legislation that is confusing and very hard for lawyers and other users to cross- reference. I appreciate that caregivers of PWSD are doing full-time jobs and are not in gainful employment. That begs the question of how are they supposed to survive? If the vulnerable and PWDs are given some stipend or safety net, what of the caregivers who cannot do any gainful employment since their 24/7 employment is taking care of PWSD? We should compare 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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