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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "People might think that disability is about people who are born with it. Actually, as all of us in this House and anywhere else grow older, we become disabled. We cannot avoid it. We all want to live longer. As we do so, we start to lose certain functions that we have. Gradually we lose the ability to walk. That is why we need bridges to cross the roads or access to lifts because all of us will face it one day. We can read, but a time will come when we are unable to do so. We should not think that those with disability are the ones who are born with it or suffer in the course of life. All of us who hope to live long are destined for that kind of situation. If wisdom is with us, let us make a society that mitigates and lessens the burden of living with disability because one day or the other, we will live with disabilities. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sure that all of us have read about the health situation of the second President of Kenya, Hon. Daniel Moi, who was an active person. I had the privilege of serving in Parliament when he was the President. I can assure you that he was the most physically fit President that I have ever seen. I went to primary school when Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was the President. He was not as active as President Moi used to be. Right now we know that the former President, Hon. Moi, is unwell and needs assistance. It all tells the story that in as much as we are strong and might think that we are herculean, a time is coming when we will need the support of the society. We will require all the facilities that the disabled need. That will happen when we live long enough. All of us pray for longevity."
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