25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me start off by also congratulating the Mover of the Bill. I would like to go a little further and say that for us to be able to properly, adequately and comprehensively deal with the issue of people living with disabilities, we need to start from the beginning. The beginning means parents and education. My plea to parents out there is that if you have a child who has disability, please make sure that this child gets all the opportunities available. Let us make sure that our institutions have facilities to be able ...
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Why do I say so? I say so because we have seen great people in this country and in the world excelling in areas where even people who are 100 per cent able have not excelled. I have in mind, for example, my mentor – the doctor who made me a gynecologist, the late Dr. Elon Wameyo. He was somebody who became disabled along the way but his parents made sure that he went to school and attained the highest level of education in the field of medicine. He taught me gynecology like nobody else has ever done. For those ...
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Why do I say so? I say so because we have seen great people in this country and in the world excelling in areas where even people who are 100 per cent able have not excelled. I have in mind, for example, my mentor – the doctor who made me a gynecologist, the late Dr. Elon Wameyo. He was somebody who became disabled along the way but his parents made sure that he went to school and attained the highest level of education in the field of medicine. He taught me gynecology like nobody else has ever done. For those ...
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
I am thinking of people like the double amputee in South Africa. That is the one who has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. However, he has excelled in his field of athletics.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
I am thinking of people like the double amputee in South Africa. That is the one who has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. However, he has excelled in his field of athletics.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
I am also thinking of people like Stevie Wonder, who was a great musician because his parents and the community at that time gave him the opportunity to attain the highest level in his field. So, my plea is to parents; make sure that you do not hide your children because they are born with either physical or mental disability. In our education system, let us open avenues for people with disabilities, so that they can attain the highest level in whatever field they are.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
I am also thinking of people like Stevie Wonder, who was a great musician because his parents and the community at that time gave him the opportunity to attain the highest level in his field. So, my plea is to parents; make sure that you do not hide your children because they are born with either physical or mental disability. In our education system, let us open avenues for people with disabilities, so that they can attain the highest level in whatever field they are.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude I would like to, for once, congratulate the Jubilee Government for coming up with this programme under which they are giving one-third opportunities to the youth. I can see Mhe. Sakaja is looking at me. I would like to congratulate his Government for giving one-third opportunities such The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude I would like to, for once, congratulate the Jubilee Government for coming up with this programme under which they are giving one-third opportunities to the youth. I can see Mhe. Sakaja is looking at me. I would like to congratulate his Government for giving one-third opportunities such The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
as contracts, procurement and everything else to the youth, women and people with disabilities.
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