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    "id": 1477977,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1477977/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "“Every person has the right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation.” Hon. Senators, the salient issues raised in the Petition are as follows- (1) THAT the Government of Kenya has failed to recognise and include people living with invisible disability in Government policies and management strategies. (2) THAT the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Department of Social Protection, and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) policies have barriers denying people living with invisible disability access to life-saving treatment and medicine. (3) THAT the Petitioner requires constant essential medicine and urologists and cardiologist services which are not available in county referral hospitals and are not affordable in private hospitals. (4) THAT the NCPWD and the Department of Social Protection have not established programmes to benefit people living with invisible disability. Job opportunities, financial support, donor funding and projects are allocated solely to people living with physical disabilities. (5) THAT the Petitioner has not been in any contact with the Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and has not been successful in getting a card, which is a necessity for proper attention during an emergency. (6) THAT the Government has not sensitized the society about invisible disability and, therefore, this has led to stigmatization and discrimination within the society, resulting in, inter-alia, denial of job opportunities, isolation by the community and denial into rental premises for purposes of suitable accommodation. (7) THAT people living with invisible disability ought to be considered for universal healthcare and be granted prompt attention and express services in hospitals, banking services, supermarkets, among others, which is not the case currently as their conditions, symptoms or signs are not visible and that their status is not acknowledged. (8) THAT the Petitioner made several attempts to resolve the concerns presented in this Petition were the Ministry of Health, Department of Social Protection, Ministry of Public Service, the NCPWD, the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) and the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), all of which have been unsuccessful. Consequently, the Petitioner prays that the Senate investigates this matter with a view to recommend to the relevant Ministries to do the following- (1) Recognise and include people with invisible disability in Government policies and management strategies and sensitize the public with the aim to reduce stigmatization and discrimination. (2) Oversee and ensure constant supply and availability of essential medicine and treatment to referral hospitals and provide financial support to cover basic needs. (3) Ensure people with invisible disability have a representative to champion and safeguard their interests in terms of benefits, funding, job opportunities and programmes among others. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.238(1), the Petition is hereby committed to the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for consideration. In The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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