{"id":808038,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/808038/?format=json","text_counter":526,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THAT, AWARE that the National Council for Persons with Disabilities wasestablished through the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003; FURTHER AWAREthat registration of persons living with disabilities is a functionof the National Council for Persons with Disabilities; ALSO AWAREthat persons living with disabilities are estimated to be about 10 per centof any given population; COGNIZANTthat for purposes of registration of persons living with disability, it isa mandatory requirement for one to undergo medical examination by a registeredmedical officer in a registered and certified health facility; CONCERNED that of the nearly four million Kenyans living with disabilities whoreside in Kenya, there is a very small fraction of the number which is duly registered; AWAREthat medical services are now a devolved function; FURTHER CONCERNED that without proper registration, many persons livingwith 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."}