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    "content": "most of these people live below the poverty line, which is below a dollar a day. This makes it virtually impossible for them to afford that exercise on their own. Madam Temporary Speaker, I, therefore, plead with this House that we look at this Motion very positively and pass it. Once it is passed, I will personally make a follow- up to ensure that the Government implements it. I know we used to have the Senate Committee on Implementation in the last Senate, which I think was abolished for reasons I have never known. That, therefore, leaves us Members on our own. Sometimes we pass these Motions here and nobody bothers. They are just put on the shelves and they continue gathering dust. In conclusion, Madam Temporary Speaker, in most African traditional setups, disability is frowned upon and treated as a curse to the individual, to the family and even to the community. Children born with disabilities are usually either hidden from the community, abandoned and in some cases, even killed. This should not be the case; it is very unfortunate. These are people who must be supported because they are just human beings. They did not choose to be born that way and they must get their support. I believe it is that reason which informed the inclusion of Article 54 in our Constitution, so that this category of people can be properly catered for. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move and call upon Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second this Motion."
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