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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I can see that women Speakers are better all the time; I do not know whether I am allowed to say that. Yesterday, I pressed the button twice, and some people who had just walked in were still given the opportunity to speak before me. Now that I have an opportunity to talk about it, let me do so. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also wish to congratulate you for being nominated as the Trustee. You have the ability and capacity to serve in that role diligently and with a lot of zeal. I also wish to thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for bringing this Statement to this House. I always comment that PwDs are over represented in this House, because of the kind of work that Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve always does. She seems to know what is happening around the world, as far as disability is concerned. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also wish to join her in congratulating Ms. Ashura, because PwDs have a lot of stereotypes against them. It is not that they do not have the ability, because they probably have much more ability than people who are not disabled. When they are passionate about something, they are at a different level in terms of how they handle whatever responsibility that is entrusted to them. I request this country or anyone else in the world to give them more responsibility, because they are up to the task. Madam Temporary Speaker, empowering PwDs is not even empowering that individual; it is empowering other people who always thought they do not have the ability to do something. Then through the inspiration of the person who was given that responsibility, then they have a reason to dream that they are able to reach that level. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are stereotypes about PwDs that sometimes make them not to be exposed. We have PwDs who are locked up and who do not get an opportunity to go to school. Therefore, the nomination of Ms. Ashura, who is also deaf, will go a long way in inspiring other youth and PwDs who know that the sky is the limit for them, and that they can do anything they wish to do. It will also inspire the women because they are also disadvantaged. When I see PwDs, especially a woman being bestowed with such an honour, I feel honoured. I hope that this will encourage the ladies and PwDs out there to go for it, because they can. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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