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    "id": 826126,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/826126/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "However, most important is what is provided for in Article 7 (3) (b). It says:- “The State shall promote the development and use of indigenous languages, Kenyan Sign language, Braille and other communication formats and technologies accessible to persons with disabilities.” When we were drafting this Article, we were very conscious of the fact that PWDs can be disadvantaged. Personally, as the Attorney-General, I experienced this when I began constituting taskforces to consider and review various important areas of law. One of the taskforces that I set up was to review the legislation and polices relating to PWDs, and I budgeted for it. I remembered, of course, that persons must be involved in any decision-making process that affects them. In fact, I appointed almost a 100 per cent PWDs to the task force which was chaired by Judge Aganyanya who is a PWD. The membership should be comprised of people from all types of disabilities. I learnt my first lesson that I had not budgeted for the task force adequately because each member in that committee required somebody to assist them in translation, braille, sign language and many other things. So, the budget was double what I had thought. I learnt that PWDs need to be assisted. That is why we had to put that Article in the Constitution."
}