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    "id": 762799,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a problem with that question because it is anchored on Article 100 of the Constitution. It talks about Parliament enacting legislation to promote representation in Parliament, of Persons With Disability (PWDs) and marginalised groups. I would be comfortable to proceed in the manner in which the Member has asked, if she was asking what Parliament has done in so far as this legislation is concerned? Even listening to her question, a part of it asked what the representation of women and PWDs in Parliament is. The hon. Member can just count how many are here in this House. Except the question in regard to representation of PWDs in public services, the others are rather too obvious for one to subject it to any Cabinet Secretary (CS) to come and answer because the number of women PWDs and youth who were nominate to the National Assembly and the senate, are constitutional provisions and they are so obvious. In so far as legislation is concerned, I do not think there is an hon. Member who can ask, as a matter of fact in the House, how many legislations have been made to promote this Section. With your direction, I propose to answer the part of the question that asks how many PWDs are in the public service. We can get that from the relevant ministry to respond. However, the rest of the question is obvious."
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