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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important Bill. I want to thank the initiator of this Bill because I did not know that fellow Senators without disability understand disability issues. From the way they are contributing to this Bill, today, I have come to understand that they understand the challenges people with disabilities undergo. First, allow me to unpack the word “vulnerable groups” that is commonly used where it means people with disabilities, the youth and persons with disabilities. I want to say that this word makes disability not visible and disadvantages the disabled when it comes to sharing the resources that are set aside for the three groups. When it is a time for the vulnerable groups, what comes at the back of many Kenyans is women and the youth while the disabled are left out. I want to say that first we must unpack this description and make disability a stand-alone entity or group of people whereby if 30 per cent is allocated to the three groups of people, then it must be shared out equally. We should find out how many counties are complying with the rule of law in terms of equitable allocation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in Kenya, we have good policies, tools and instruments that allow the protection of people with disabilities, but the service providers or the implementers give us a raw deal. It is only on paper, but practically, it does not work. With this Bill, I am sure that if the law is reinforced, we are going to enable people with disabilities, the youth and women to share resources that are set aside for them equally without favouring a certain group of people. The requirements for tendering should be made flexible and friendly to especially the youth, the women and the disabled. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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