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    "id": 1418180,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Njoro, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charity Chepkwony",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the time you have given me to support this fantastic Report by the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity, which is led by Hon. Yussuf and Hon. Liza Chelule, my Woman Representative from Nakuru County. First, I am appreciating the Report because most of the times we talk about other kinds or groups of people and forget to talk about those living with disabilities. Therefore, I wish to congratulate the team so much for conducting the inquiry. It is high time people living with disabilities got fair representation in all public institutions. As I was going through the Report, I found that when the Committee was doing the inquiry in relation to representation of the people living with disability, to some extent, they got responses from people stating that they do not apply for jobs even when they are advertised. It is also a responsibility for us, as leaders, to ensure that when there are positions in different institutions, we do civic education and make it feasible for people living with disability to know and apply. People living with disabilities have been forgotten. The Committee, with our help, should follow up on this Report and see to it that we do not only talk in support, but we also follow up on the recommendations in detail. That way, we will get good results. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also noted that if most of the persons living with disability are given a chance, they really perform. In my constituency, I have employed them and they are doing great work. I have a committee member who is representing the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) in a certain ward. If you go see the kind of projects which are supervised by him, you will get really impressed. Thus, being disabled does not mean you are not able to work. I would even challenge our disciplined forces that, when there is recruitment, they can also think of a way they can attract those people who can be given some work in offices. We should not side-line them when it comes to offering service in this country. 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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