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    "id": 884078,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Article 27 (6) of the Constitution states:- “To give full effect to the realization of the rights guaranteed under this Article, the state shall take legislative and other measures, including affirmative action programmes and policies designed to redress any disadvantage suffered by individuals or groups because of past discrimination.” Let me also commend Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve because she is effecting the legislative part of the people living with disability. The party that nominated Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve did not go wrong in their choice. I am saying this because people with disability in this House are over-represented by one lady, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a saying in my language – and allow me to translate directly - that goes: Any person as long as they are alive should contemplate in their mind that one day they can be disabled. Given that anybody can become disabled at any time in their lives, who are we not to support that? People with disability should be supported by everybody who has the right thinking and mind. Kenyans are brilliant people and given the weighty matter in terms of disability and the impact it has in our society, it was entrenched in our Constitution. The schools should be able to ensure that we have an inclusive society that involves people with disability in all the clubs and the society. We had a blind champion who used to run 200 metres. If people living with disability are developed, just like anybody else, they can meet their potential. People with disability give their best. It is my belief that they can even give better in terms of results. Therefore, nobody has the right to discriminate them, especially in our schools. A student could be blind, but their ability to speak is clear. We could teach such a student French and make him or her part of a French club. The Chinese are taking over the world. Teach them Chinese and let them join those clubs. There could be those who have abilities in mathematics and science. We are told that Albert Einstein was not even able to speak properly at the age of 10. If he lived in a society where people were shunned, probably, all the physics discoveries that we have through him would not have been possible. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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