{"id":801615,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/801615/?format=json","text_counter":227,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"for granting me this opportunity to move this important Motion. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, AWARE that the National Council for Persons with Disabilities was established through the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003; FURTHER AWARE that registration of persons living with disabilities is a function of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities; ALSO AWARE that persons living with disabilities are estimated to be about 10 per cent of any given population; COGNIZANT that for purposes of registration of persons living with disability, it is a mandatory requirement for one to undergo medical examination by a registered medical officer in a registered and certified health facility; CONCERNED that of the nearly four million Kenyans living with disabilities who reside in Kenya, there is a very small fraction of the number which is duly registered; AWARE that medical services are now a devolved function; FURTHER CONCERNED that without proper registration, many persons living with disabilities are denied services because they lack the necessary proof of disability; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}