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    "speaker_name": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, disability inclusion focuses on creating accessible and equitable environments in which individuals with disabilities can fully participate in the society. The Ministry has made efforts to ensure that the disability mainstreaming indicator is reinstated. The State Department, through the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) acknowledges that the disability mainstreaming indicator was among six performance indicators retired from the Performance Contracting (PC) guidelines following the comprehensive review of the PC framework. The decision was informed by recommendations of the stakeholders' forum, which resolved to reduce the number of cross-cutting indicators and retain only those directly linked to institutional strengthening and core mandate delivery. Despite its retirement from the performance contracting framework, the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, through the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), the specialised agency mandated by law to spearhead disability inclusion efforts in public institutions, has continued with implementation of the indicator. The rationale provided for its retirement includes- (1) Its anchorage in law, including constitutional provisions like Article 54, the Persons with Disabilities Act No.14 of 2003 and other legal frameworks such as the Access to Information Act. (2) The belief that disability inclusion is now mainstreamed in many institutions and can continue to be implemented without necessarily being tied to performance contracting. (3) The existence of other indicators such as National Values and Principles of Governance, under which aspects of disability inclusion are reported. (4) The absence of a formal impact assessment on the effectiveness of the Disability Mainstreaming Indicator since its introduction. The State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, through the NCPWD, continues to engage the office of the Head of Public Service and the Public Service Performance Management and Monitoring Unit (PSPMU) to advocate for the reinstatement of the Disability Mainstreaming Indicator in future Performance Contracting cycles. In the current financial year 2024/2025, the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, through the NCPWD, is undertaking an impact assessment of the Disability Mainstreaming Indicator to demonstrate its effectiveness and to highlight its continued relevance in driving disability inclusion within public institutions. It is important for us to have some form of evidence that will convince others that this is important. Additionally, the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, through the NCPWD is supporting Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that have opted to continue reporting on disability inclusion indicators outside the performance contracting framework. It is also working with county governments to institutionalise disability inclusion through alternative monitoring tools tailored to their structures and priorities. 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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