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    "id": 1491110,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Ogola has chosen not to divulge very important information, that this particular gentleman is her brother-in-law. In my culture, you might have a personal relationship with a brother-in-law. I think there is conflict of interest in that question. Furthermore, if I were to describe the second name Omande, I would fall into the trap of unparliamentary language. I am safer calling it in the Luo language. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Otieno Omande was a very famous gentleman and a staunch Gor Mahia supporter. He was not of great height. He was of a fairly short stature and had a hunchback. When he was proposed to be an MCA to represent PWDs, people went to court and moved the court to declare that a hunchback was not a disability within the definition of the law. Mr. Otieno Omande was struck off the list of potential MCAs and somebody else was put in his place. When he died not too long ago, many of us regretted because we thought he would have represented the interests of PWDs. However, that was then before the 2022 Disability Medical Assessment and Categorisation Guidelines had been put forth. We are all potential PWDs. Even if you are born with both legs, with Nairobi City County having gone on autopilot, you never know when you will drop into a manhole in this City or get knocked down by a motorbike. In many of our hospitals, especially county hospitals, there is great pressure arising from accidents caused by boda boda riders. One day, someone is of good health and has all their faculties running. The next day, someone suffers physical impairment because of situations that we have failed to manage. The issue of boda bodas, the accidents they cause, and the inevitability of disability that many people face in this city and across many towns is a result of our low standards as a society. It is a result of mediocre thinking and planning on the part of the leadership, technocrats and bureaucrats who are supposed to ensure that there is public safety in this Republic. There are countries and capitals like Abidjan in Ivory Coast where you cannot find motorbikes zooming and flying around in a dangerous manner. I was fortunate to be in Windhoek, Namibia, for a climate conversation last week. You cannot find those dangerous contraptions. In our case, we have chosen to educate our sons and daughters, but later on condemn them to a life riding on motorcycles calling that true employment and in the process, endangering the lives and the ability of many of us. All of us in this House must 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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