{"id":826028,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/826028/?format=json","text_counter":205,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Wetangula","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":210,"legal_name":"Moses Masika Wetangula","slug":"moses-wetangula"},"content":"In fact, whenever I am invited to go and talk to persons with disabilities, there is a common catch phrase where they say, “These are people with special needs.” I always tell them, “You are not people with special needs; you are people with special talents.” This is because they have that handicap and disability, and yet they are able to live and excel. We have a disabled girl from Western that I am very proud of. She has no hands yet she is a Principal Secretary (PS) doing a fantastic job. Her name is Amakobe. When you sit down and talk with her, you see bubbling and brilliant brains; very articulate."}