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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "stand up to be ambassadors and spokespersons for inclusion of PWDs because nobody knows what is going to happen tomorrow. A census was carried out on disability in Kenya and the findings were quite interesting, that out of our total population, 2.2 per cent suffer from one form of disability or another. The county that had the highest figures on disability was Embu at 4.4 per cent, followed by my county of Homa Bay at 4.3 per cent, Makueni at 4.1 per cent and Siaya and Kisumu in that order. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sometimes when you look at the statistics on disability, there is a direct proportion to the rate of neglect and marginalisation of some of these counties. Counties like Homa Bay, Siaya, and Kisumu are in the leader’s bracket. You will find that some of the counties with the highest instances or incidences of disability in Kenya also suffer a greater burden when it comes to other communicable and non-communicable diseases. That tells you that there has been neglect as a result of regressive policies of past governments that have led to greater instances of disability in those areas. One of the main causes of disability in the past used to be polio but because of modern medication, polio vaccine is now available. However, due to lopsided Government policies where certain areas are left out, you still find that in some of these counties that I have mentioned, such as Homa Bay, Makueni, Siaya and Kisumu, there is still higher instances of polio infection. The formula that has been proposed by Sen. Crystal Asige requires that at least 5 per cent of MCAs are PWDs. I support and I agree with that figure because in Homa Bay County, the disability prevalence is 4.3 per cent. We must also ask ourselves, what is the best ratio to impose in law? If the national disability incidence rate is at 2.2 per cent of the population, is it fair to insist on a 5 per cent representation of PWDs in county assemblies, or it would be reasonable to benchmark it with the national rate?"
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