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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the report of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that is chaired by our senior in the House, the very able Sen. Murgor. This report is with regard to the Persons with Disabilities Bill which was sponsored and brought to this House by Sen. Crystal Asige who has played an exemplary role in promoting and mainstreaming the conversation about persons with disabilities in this Parliament. She has truly lived up to the calling that led to her nomination to this Senate. Congratulations, Sen. Crystal Asige. I am aware that there could be other Bills in the offing. I just met your co-sponsor of the Startup Bill. I am happy with certain amendments you are making to the environment laws. This is exemplary because this is the reason why we are in Parliament. Sometimes people think we are in Parliament to be able to go and launch classrooms, issue bursaries and sanitary pads. We are in Parliament primarily to influence legislation; to convert policy into legislation. We are in Parliament to give voice to the voiceless. We are in Parliament to ensure that those to whom power has been entrusted are not abusing that power. That is a main responsibility of a parliamentarian. I would like to urge those who think that the job of a parliamentarian is brick and mortar, is 90 per cent development. They are in the wrong place. If they want to do so, let them go to those positions of Executive authority, where they can do brick and mortar. Let them leave the intellectual aspect of ensuring legislation is fit for purpose to those who are willing to sit in Parliament. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I recall contributing to this Bill at the Second Reading stage and I was in support. We were also happy that finally we found a Bill that was aligning with the Constitution. That was bringing a human rights approach to handling matters of persons with disability. We were happy that a robust institutional 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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