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    "id": 1417859,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Malava, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. I begin by citing Chapter Four of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, on the Bill of Rights. Article 43(1)(a, b, c, d, e and f) of the Constitution provides for economic and social rights on six sectors which include health, adequate food of acceptable quality, housing, clean and safe water, social security and education. The people with severe disabilities receive Ksh2,000 every month. We need to ask ourselves whether this amount is sufficient to take care of the rights as cited under Article 43 of the Constitution. It is not sufficient. The Government came up with this amount sometimes back. With the current economic times, we need to review it. Keeping in mind the needs of the caregivers of the persons with severe disabilities, we, as the National Assembly, must persuade ourselves to assist them. You will find that this is full-time employment for most of the people who give the care. They are mostly mothers. If not, it is the children who are supposed to be at school but have been assigned this role. As it happens in my constituency, in most cases these caregivers share the Ksh2,000 with the person who is supposed to benefit from it."
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