Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: 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 ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: If that is the case, how do we realize that sub-article? We can provide ramps for persons with physical disability or braille for persons with visual disability. Article 54(1)(d) of the Constitution states that – “A person with any disability is entitled— (d) to use Sign language, Braille or other appropriate means of communication” It is a means of accessing education. When you read Article 55 (10 (a) of the Constitution that talks of the rights of the youth; the right to education and the right to training, we must ask ourselves if we have enabled everybody to enjoy these ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: As I said, we have different ways of accessing education. You can access it because you are okay or as a disabled person, because the disabled nature of your body is enabled. As we have always said, there is nothing called disability; people are enabled differently. We need to start recognizing that. As a country, we must start looking at how we enable the different categories of youth to access education and training as per Article 55 (1) (c) of the Constitution. Therefore, this is a very important Bill. We have had very wide consultations on this. As you have ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: I was privileged to Chair the public hearing of this Bill. We even learnt more during this public hearing than what we had drafted because we had parents of the deaf coming in. These parents said that they first encountered deafness when they gave birth to a deaf child. This is when they asked themselves at what point they were supposed to know how to communicate with a deaf child. In fact, one of the parents suggested that all Kenyans should learn how to communicate in sign language because you never know until you have a deaf child. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Some of the parents thanked the Senate for fishing out one of the most important rights of children that seem to have been ignored for a very long time. Going back to the Kenyan sign language which as I said is a means to communicate, we tell ourselves that when we go to school, we learn how to communicate in Kiswahili or English where the blind use the braille and the deaf use sign language. That is a means of communication. But beyond there, you then develop yourself to be a professional. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: The question that Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve has asked, and which I want this Senate to keep thinking about - even as we develop this Bill – is where the deaf people in the professions that we have in this country are. A deaf person can see, write and calculate. How come we do not have deaf accountants? How come we do not have them in professions that do not require too much hearing? view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an area that has been limited. I looked at my secretary and I say, she would have been a professor for all you could see. She is extremely intelligent. You send her and she writes down what she has been asked. She can withdraw money from a bank. She does not have to do much talking when she is cashing money. There is also no need to communicate to a cashier. So, how come we do not have our deaf as cashiers in banks yet you are not supposed to be communicating with a ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Looking at this, you realise that for a very long time, we have under-developed the deaf. We have not realized that they are extremely intelligent human beings. They are okay in everything except the fact that they do not have a sense of hearing. It is possible to develop the deaf to the highest level possible. They can be anything and they can do anything. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: This Bill is, therefore, going beyond the language. It is looking at how we as a country should use the sign language to enable all Kenyans to enjoy their rights, especially the deaf. I like Article 6 that talks about the use of sign language in legal The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: proceedings. Many people have suffered because of misrepresentations. The elderly and the illiterate have suffered enough but they have their own ability to argue and fight back when they hear. view