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    "id": 443694,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Limo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to first congratulate hon. (Ms.) Muhia for a fantastic job, for remembering the less fortunate in society and people with disabilities. I want to say that this is very important and it is important that we recognize the people who are living in society who have various challenges including sight, physical and other disabilities. From the outset, the laws governing the buildings in this country should be amended so that it will be made mandatory that before you construct a building, you must show in your design specific provisions made for people with disability to access the buildings. We also want to say that it is important for this country to recognize the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have a special entrance and seats in various public transport facilities. When it comes to communication, other than at a television--- We want to encourage both the national Government and the county governments to work together to ensure that at various county governments’ headquarters, we have specific centers for people with disability. They should provide areas for proper communication in line with Article 35 on access to information. They should be able to walk in and access internet, the television and so on free of charge. If any person with disability requires specific assistance, for instance accessing various Government services, these centers will ensure that they get such assistance. People with disability really struggle in major towns to cross roads and look for offices; it is very bad. In view of what the Government is doing in Huduma centers, I would actually urge this House and the Government to ensure that these centers have specific counters for people with disabilities so that their needs are catered for very quickly. Finally, you realize that people with disabilities have special needs to be taken care of; in fact, those with serious disability can be put under care in those centers. They should have an option of either going home or staying there. The centres could become their special homes. Again, we have various schools in this country which cater for people with disabilities. They are, however, not catered for in a special way. I want to recognize the contribution of those schools; I want to urge that we have a special budgetary allocation for those schools and for provision of special washrooms for these people. You know they really get into trouble. It is not said loudly but I am sure that when they look for washrooms they face a big challenge. I thank you for this opportunity and, once again, I thank hon. Muhia for bringing this Bill; I want to urge the House to really support it."
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