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    "speaker_name": "Kiambu County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ann Wamuratha",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion on the provision of services for people living with disabilities, which has been tabled by Hon. Wangwe. I just wish to echo what every other speaker has said - that when you examine the efforts of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), it has not done enough for these people, particularly in passing information to others to come on board and understand how to treat these special people living among us. For example, a small percentage of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) is allocated for people with disabilities (PWDs). Even when I was elected, gathering statistics on the number of disabled individuals living within Kiambu County proved to be a significant challenge. At one point, I had to visit the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) to seek the information, as it was difficult to get the necessary information. When I spoke with some of the people living with disabilities, they shared their struggles in obtaining the necessary identification cards. We are advocating for the issuance of these cards to be devolved, similar to the Huduma Number initiative. We can even incorporate this into Huduma Number services, allowing individuals to know where they can obtain their cards. This will ease their access to services. Furthermore, it is essential to involve persons with disabilities in employment. I have personally included a disabled individual on my board to ensure that their needs are addressed. At times, it is easy for others to unintentionally overlook these individuals simply because there may not be many around them. By having such individuals on various boards, their issues can be better represented and advocated for. Additionally, the stipend needs to be increased from Ksh2,000. This Ksh2,000 is given to a person with a disability. We must consider that caregivers of persons with disabilities are unable to perform their duties or work because they need to care for the disabled persons. Thus, when we assess these situations, we find that we have at least three people already significantly incapacitated, with two responsible for caring for one. Therefore, we should consider these The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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