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    "id": 826087,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/826087/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also support this Motion and to appreciate Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for her passion in issues to do with PWDs. May I begin by creating awareness on what a language is, since I also come from the field of linguistics. The current definition of a language is that, “it is a system of arbitrary vocal and symbols of communication.” Therefore, for a language to be complete, in its own definition, it must include the vocal part of it. The alternative is the use of symbols for communication. Therefore, currently sign language has equal strength with the vocal language. We have the usage of Signing Exact English (SEE) as a mode of instruction in teaching other subjects. I want to tell anybody who is trying to oppose this that they are limiting people with disability in enjoying the status like any other person in the world. Currently, there are about 1.5 billion speakers of English language all over the world. Among them, we have around 360 million people with hearing impairment. This is an opportunity of people with hearing challenges in Kenya to join the rest of the world in using English language as a means of communication."
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