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    "content": "I want to bring sense to this country and say that for the first time we want to see PWDs being appointed as commissioners in this country. I am happy with this amendment. The selection panel that the amendment proposes is big and inclusive. We have the Public Service Commission (PSC), the Attorney-General and the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC). Issues disability, gender and minority are better handled by NGEC. I single out the NGEC. It is a Commission that looks at issues of marginalisation and PWDs. I am sure that once we have said and done all these, for once we will have PWDs featuring in terms of commissioners. How many commissioners do you see as PWDs? How many PWDs do you see in parastatals as heads and chairs? We cannot see and we have not seen. We can only say about two. I want to single out the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) that has a PWD as a commissioner. I also have to single out the National Land Commission (NLC) that has a PWD. Look at our ministries. Look at the various commissions and parastatal heads. In as much as the Constitution talks about PWDs and equality, we do not see most of these organisations implementing this requirement in the Constitution of 5 per cent employability."
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