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    "id": 1415608,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dekow Mohamed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Thank you, Hon. Dorothy, for bringing up this issue. This is a very important Motion. I hope that it will translate into a Bill in the future, the soonest possible. As a society in this country, we have not appreciated the importance of the severely disabled members of our society. We are not just talking about disability but severe disability. We are also talking about the caregivers of those people, whether children or adults. We also have adults with severe disability. As an African society in this country, we understand that it is a taboo to take our parents and the elderly into nursing homes to be taken care of by other people. Therefore, it is important for us as Members of Parliament and leaders in this country to appreciate that fact. That fact will make us understand that those people, especially the elderly who have the same problem as children with severe disabilities, need care at their homes and not in nursing centres. I support this Motion and appreciate the role that has been played by Members of this Parliament. We need to understand and ensure that family members care for our young children and elders with severe disabilities. Those caregivers should be given some salaries or tokens at their homes and not at orphanages and nursing centres. Let us appreciate the fact that those caring for people with severe disabilities are family members. Some are young children."
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