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    "id": 497303,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/497303/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this Bill. To start with, I want to take all us back to the Constitution of Kenya which ushered in a very good and positive development. One of these positive developments in the new Constitution as enshrined is the affirmative action which for the first time ensures that women, people living with disabilities and other groups that have not been given attention before can now be treated with dignity and respect. I listened carefully to the Mover who has very elaborate data that he has presented to the House and going by that data, you realize that we are dealing with quite a substantial number of persons within our community. Good policies are not enough if you do not have effective structures to ensure their implementation that will impact positively the target groups. That is what this Bill is aiming at. We already have this provision enshrined in the Constitution. We have a set of very good policies, but this amendment seeks to ensure that the laws and policies that affect this group directly will now be directly implemented by ensuring oversight and accountability. Henceforth after the passing of this Bill and I am positive that all Senators are going to support this Bill, we will not have data presented just like that without proof that what is being presented is the actual fact. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, after the passing of this Bill, every section will now be required to deal with deliverables as far as ensuring that people living with disabilities are given their rightful quarter in terms of employment and other opportunities. With the oversight and accountability measures that this Bill seeks to put in place, I am sure that we are not going to deal with cases where you read elaborate and fantastic reports of Ministries having given this quarter to the right people, but when you actually visit those offices, you find that the quarter that was meant for people living with disabilities has been taken up with able bodied people; persons whose disability cannot be proven unless it is completely hidden. I support."
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