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    "id": 443741,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/443741/?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": "Persons with disabilities in this country have not been taken care of. Very quickly I would like to share something on a person with a condition known as dyslexia. This is a condition where persons cannot read, but they are smartly dressed and can express themselves. One time a person with dyslexia went to a bank and he wanted credit card. He went to a cashier and requested for one. The banker asked him to fill a form, but he could not. When he requested to be assisted, the banker did not understand what he meant; he thought it was a swag. The banker said, “You are dyslexic; that is nice.” When the person explained what it meant, the banker was very sorry and quickly helped him fill the forms. These are the challenges that these people face. When you travel across the world, in most airports there is only written information, for example “connect from gate A to gate B.” Considering the level of education that these people have, it would be impossible to connect from one point to the other. They have been grossly discriminated in all aspects. This is just the beginning and we should look at this Act more. I will personally bring more amendments, particularly on public and private institutions. For the banks, there should be an interpreter at least even if it is in one branch in a town. Even in police stations, there should be an interpreter; someone may be going there to report something. Even in some hospitals, they face problems. If they go to Kenyatta National Hospital; a person who has hearing difficulty cannot explain what she or he is suffering from. So these people have continued to suffer even as we approach Vision 2030 in our country."
}