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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will speak for a few minutes so that I can allow Sen. (Rev.) Waqo, who I think is also trying to put in a word. Madam Temporary Speaker, the important processes that sociologist always talk about and the impact of sociologists and socialization is key. How you socialize, how you are meant to feel and how people respond to you is very critical. I was very privileged to listen to both Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and the Principal Secretary (PS) in Charge Special Programmes in the Ministry of Devolution and ASALs, Madam Mukobe, last week at a Mombasa function, where we were addressing young accountant women. I listened to their story and it was a story of transformation. Therefore, one, it is very important to have role models in your life. Two, it was very important to hear about the need to be loved and accepted for who you are. Three and most important are the enormous achievements. This was a sample of only two leaders but from across the world. I was looking at a caption just a few days ago, of a young very short man who did not have limbs and he is managing, and another one with a family; it is all in the mind. We say that anybody can become disabled at any time, although there are those who are born with. However, the worst thing that people can do is to create disaggregation and try to make people feel different. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the principles of equality across the board is inclusivity. The many groups that we talk about, which are not included in that inclusivity are women, if you are looking at the gender question. We also have Persons with Disability (PWDs) and other different sorts of discrimination based on age. You will, therefore, find that maybe the youth are discriminated across the board. As Sen. Farhiya has said, the Constitution was very cognizant of this and tried to ensure that we have equality because we are also trying to address the key thing of marginalization. It is unfortunate that in many societies, it is a struggle for that inclusivity. It should be natural, because when you look at the benefit that is brought on board by having PWDs and members of different groups who are not included, it is enormous. They can make a big contribution to development, and they have made a contribution to development. In fact, most of the times, they tend to be very cognizant and sensitive to issues that broke others, because they have experienced and lived through this. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy we have the champion of PWDs in Sen. Musuruve. I do not think we can have any Motion or Bill without that voice being heard. It is always being heard, and it is very important because this is what representation is all about. That aspect of inclusivity, right from the beginning, is crucial. The Motion clearly says:- “Let us have inclusivity and let us not have special schools, for example; let us have them mainstreamed.” We have been to various schools; I remember when we went to Uasin Gishu, as the Senate, we went to visit one of the schools. We found children living with albinism 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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