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    "id": 442046,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/442046/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 968,
        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "I wish to say that this Bill is a follow up of the Persons with Disability Act of 2003. I am seeking to correct the mischief that I read in that Act, specifically Section 39. Television stations are the only mode through which the deaf can receive information, but then the words “or sub-titles in all newscasts” were introduced in the amendment. So, television stations have opted for the easier option of just introducing sub-titles in all their newscasts. This has disadvantaged our deaf people. It is unfortunate that most deaf persons in our country have very low literacy levels. Most of them cannot read newspapers and if they cannot do so, it means they cannot get information on what is happening in the country. These people are not informed. Considering our Constitution of 2010, the Bill of Rights gives every person a right to information but we find persons who are deaf are denied this right. The primary objective of amending this Bill is to say that all people have the right to information. I am considering a blind person so that he or she can get news. I am considering a person with disabilities so that he or she can get information. Even if this person is illiterate he or she can also get news. If the deaf person does not have education, then he or she cannot get news."
}