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    "id": 1511556,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1511556/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. This Bill does three main things. One, it harmonises our laws with the Constitution. We have the Persons with Disabilities Act which was enacted before the Constitution, and therefore it is not in harmony with the Constitution. To that extent, the biggest aspect is that it creates roles for the county governments and the national Government, and puts structures on what they should do, what their functions are, and what structures they should put in place. It also aligns the rights of the PWDs with Article 54 of our Constitution. It was in the previous Act, but it was not in line as is expected to be. The third thing is that it then repeals the old Persons with Disabilities Act. So, to a large extent, it is important. But if one wants to see the details, Clause 4 really brings out very clearly what the two levels of government will do. Clause 6 provides for the rights. The rights of the PWDs are not uniform. There are differences. Children face different issues, like school and development, which adult persons do not. Women face different disabilities. Male adults face different disabilities because of the things they do. This Bill takes care of those. It actually also establishes a council that recognises the existence of the two levels of government. Therefore, the membership takes that into consideration. It also looks at the reliefs and exemptions that PWDs are entitled to. Persons with disabilities have many needs like assistive devices and tax exemptions. They are entitled to such."
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