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    "id": 759862,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. Listening to Sen. Mwaura belabour the point, I felt like saying to him that it is very clear that people with disability deserve and have every right to have access to medical cover and everything that other able-bodied Kenyans have. Of course, there are certain injustices and things that happen to people with disability and we are all aware of this. In any situation, there are people that are usually aggressors of that situation, victims and bystanders. In supporting this Motion, this House should ensure that we do not standby as our fellow Kenyans with disabilities, out of no choice of their own, go through immense suffering in every aspect of life, be it access to buildings, much needed medical services and information. This House owes it to Kenyans, for the privilege of representing them, to support this Motion, and as Sen. Mwaura has said, ensure its implementation. Today we were discussing a Petition where a law that was passed was not implemented and therefore, a few years later we are here again discussing this. I urge that we should not just talk but ensure that it will be implemented. This Motion does not just highlight problems but provides very simple and actionable solutions, which include the provision of the National Hospital Insurance (NHIF) cover for our brothers and sisters with disabilities. It should also be noted that minorities are a dynamic situation. Today, people with disability are the minority, but any of us can slip into that minority group anytime, as has been said. I cannot, therefore, think of a better Motion to support both in terms of passing and downstream implementation. I would like to assure this House, the Mover of this Motion and our colleagues who represent our brothers and sisters with disabilities that they can count on me to support not just this Motion but its implementation as well. I beg to support"
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