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    "content": "requirement from the banks, he is not able to render services to the County Government of Nairobi although he won the tender. He has now requested me to go to the bank and commit myself so that he is given a loan to help deliver goods and services to County Government of Nairobi. How can I commit myself? If I commit myself for him, what about the other people living with disabilities? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a good initiative if we support the three groups, especially the most vulnerable, who are people with disabilities. We will help in reducing all the struggles that they go through when registering companies. The requirements for registration of a company are so tedious and unfriendly. We should also be giving them information on time. The last time when I was contributing to this Bill, I said that the issue of assuming that everybody will get information through newspapers and radios denies a certain group of people, especially people with disabilities, the chance to get the information on time. This is locking them out from participating in important economic development activities that are going to empower them economically. These people have a right to information as provided for in the Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not happy with the way the issue of mainstreaming representation of people with disabilities at all levels is taking direction in this country. In fact, we have three counties that do not have representation of people with disabilities in the county assemblies. They are running the issues of county governments illegally because they are not constitutionally constituted. People with disabilities are discriminated when it comes to employment and tendering process in those county governments. We do not even have them in committees of county assemblies. Are those county governments not in violation of the Constitution? This Senate must stand and be strong enough to protect the interest of Kenyans by protecting the Constitution. Violation of the Constitution should not be allowed in this country. This is a House of power where we have people who are ready to protect the Constitution. The Constitution is about peoples’ lives."
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