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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo- Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would also want to comment on the issue of the removal of the secretary or any commissioner from office. I would want to urge the Minister to borrow the language, with modification, of the Teachers Service Commission Bill that we have just looked at. One of the things that he should look at is the issue of making reference to the Sexual Offenses Act and persons with disability in the Public Service Bill. These deal primarily with employment in the public service. Therefore, the issue of sexual harassment is likely to be more pronounced here than even in the education sector. So, if we thought we wanted to cover the education sector because of employment, then we need to cover it much more here. This is especially so because the persons who are usually the greatest victims are women and persons with disability. We have heard of situations where we were informed that persons, especially even in--- I remember there was a time I was actually given a question to ask about sexual harassment of persons with disability in the sporting sector. Now, in the public sector, it is even worse; that if you want a job and you are a person with disability, especially a woman with disability, then you actually have a double tragedy because then the discrimination and instances of sexual harassment go high."
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