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    "content": "This Bill is clearly saying, for the first time, that a person who for one reason or another is disabled is a citizen of Kenya just like any other person; they do not require pity. They require the law to recognize their rights, to state those rights clearly and, over and above that, to make sure that those rights are respected by the rest of the society. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the comments which have been made here around amendments of this Bill are very welcome. For example, given the disparities even among the three disadvantaged groups; that is, the women, the youth and the persons living with disabilities, we need to disaggregate even within these groups and find out even how that 30 per cent will apply to the different categories. So, if we say that women are part of this 30 per cent preference, we do not want whatever women will get out of this 30 per cent to go to only 1 per cent of the women of Kenya. We want to ensure what one will call “intra group equity” so that as many categories and groups of women, including social and economic groups, are impacted and transformed through the operationalisation of this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another area which has been suggested by the colleagues who spoke to require amendments and improvements is the area of making sure that there is transparency. What has hindered the implementation of laws, even good 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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