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    "id": 934882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "The appointment was brought to my attention by Sen. Mwaruma when I was away attending a meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) meeting. I would like to assure President Kenyatta that I will do my best to contribute to the disabled in this country and make them feel as Kenyan as they should be. I thank the co-sponsor of this Bill, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, who has a great passion not only for the deaf but for the disabled. While working with Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, I learnt a lot from her. I congratulate her for the strides she has made since she came to this House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my encounter with the deaf started when I met Prof. Ndurumo at Moi University when I was a Deputy Vice Chancellor. At the time, I was not very sure on how a deaf person could train or how they are trained. However, Prof. Ndurumo turned the perspective of Moi University on deaf people around. Better still, I was transformed by a beautiful deaf girl who I employed as my secretary when I was the Member of Parliament for Eldoret East Constituency. That girl was beautiful at heart and physically. More importantly, she was extremely efficient. She quietly moved the office. She was one of the best secretaries I have ever met. Many people did not know she was deaf when they first met her because she knew how to receive guests and make them comfortable. I believe that deaf people can perform extremely well. While working with my deaf secretary, I was interested in knowing how she learnt to perform her secretarial duties so well. I was surprised when she told me that she had taught herself the skills before she was given an opportunity to work in an office where she learnt more. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you will realize that the deaf are normal in all ways except that they cannot express themselves verbally. The Bill before us highlights the issue of the language of expression. The Kenyan sign language can be used by the deaf to express themselves. Article 54(1)(b) of the Constitution states that: ‘A person with any disability is entitled— (b) to access educational institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities that are integrated into society to the extent compatible with the interests of the person;’"
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