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    "id": 813984,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/813984/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "That I did when some people wanted to canibalise them including, as you know well, Hon. Danita Gati. Those are stories that we may want to share later. The point is that, political parties need to be inclusive of PWDs. When you have a political party that has been around for long, PWDs are able to rise through the structures of the party. That is how, for example, I rose from an activist all the way to an advisor in the office of the Prime Minister and finally to being a Member of Parliament. However, when you have political parties that are formed two months to elections, how can they identify talent and grow people? That is how people fall through the cracks. That affects not only PWDs, but also women and youth because it takes time to build individuals to become self-advocates and advocates for others. What is the benefit of registration? Currently, the law provides that when you register as a PWD, first, you will be exempted from tax. So, PWDs are not able to pay tax up to Kshs150,000. If you earn less than this amount, you are exempted from pay-as-you- earn tax (PAYE). That is a considerable amount of money. It is about Kshs45,000. It means if you earn more than Kshs150,000 you will still get a waiver of the Kshs45,000. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that means that – I beg that you add me some time because a lot of time was taken if you do not mind because ---"
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