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    "content": "this; we need to recognize it from the beginning so that they are always part of our planning even at the county level. That way, we can make sure that we are actually giving these Kenyans their rights. We are not doing them any favour; it is their right and as a country, we have to be seen to be giving them their rights, right from childhood. We need to establish the necessary facilities so as to let them develop their potentials. Because when you talk of giving persons living with disabilities five per cent of jobs, yet you have not given them that chance to develop themselves like any other Kenyan so that when it comes to that level of entering the job market, they have the necessary qualifications. If we cannot give them that facilitation at an earlier stage, then when it comes to the job market, they will obviously not be there. So, let us start from the beginning, especially with this chance of devolution. Let us see how each county can actually have specialized institutions to develop the necessary skills for these Kenyans to contribute to nation building. Similarly, when it comes to the incentives, because the Act still talks of relief and incentives, this also has to come out clearly. It has been said very clearly that there must also be some incentive when it comes to the materials or the facilitation they will need in terms of equipment, the special training needs or education tools. These materials should be imported duty free because we do not make any of this equipment. So, all this needs to come out clearly and it should be enforceable at the level where they are able to join Kenyans, which should be at a higher level of learning. Similarly, all the institutions must be compliant with the needs of access by these persons living with disabilities. That is one way we can make sure that we are mindful; that we give all members of this country their rights. We also need to know that we are not favoring anybody here; they have the same rights we have as Kenyans. We have to be seen to be a mindful nation which creates the necessary incentives for all Kenyans so that we can all compete at the same level. It is only at that time that we can be seen to be a nation which cares for its entire people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the amendments and urge the hon. Members to join us when we will be deliberating on a comprehensive review of the Act so that we can have all the necessary amendments made. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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