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    "id": 799867,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Allow me to congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for this wonderful Motion. She is not only representing people with disabilities, but also creating awareness for we tend to live in our own bubbles and fail to understand the challenges that other people go through. We need to recognize Article 27 which states that we are all equal. As an hon. Senator mentioned, Article 54 (1) (b) prohibits exclusion of persons with disabilities from access to education. I feel that Kenyans are blessed for we are naturally multilingual. We speak English, Kiswahili and our mother tongues, which are three languages that we learn from an early age. In fact, I am surprised that we do have part of our population that does not interact in Kiswahili. As the Mover has said, there is no reason they should not be taught Kiswahili. It is a beautiful language and it was joyous to learn Kiswahili in primary and secondary school. Therefore, it is sad that we have people in our country who are not enjoying this. It goes without saying that we are multilingual and nobody should be left behind in this unique aspect about Kenya. In the spirit of inclusion, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve could also recommend that the other students learn some basics of sign language from an early age to enable interaction. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve should expand this Motion and have us learn some sign language for it is imperative that inclusion should be in both ways. I support this Motion."
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