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    "id": 1029230,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1029230/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Finally, you will be surprised that some of these children with special needs requirements are some of the best achievers in society. Once properly directed, they can reach their potential and even become smarter than normal children who are in the regular class, thinking that they are better than the others. They have an opportunity to excel, to do their best, to become great scientists and to do other things that normal children cannot do. That is the opportunity that we must bequeath these children so that they stand tall in society. Fortunately, in Kenya, the Basic Education Act is in place. Section 47 of the Act states that they must report any child who is disabled. What normally happens when they are not reported is, they are confined and locked in rooms in houses and remote huts, and it will never be known that they exist in society. They must, therefore, be brought out and helped. That is captured in Section 47 of the Basic Education Act. If any services are unavailable in the country, Section 48 of the Act provides that the State must provide the necessary resources to locate this child outside the territory of Kenya for treatment and management. We have the tools that we can use to help the child. We must also gear at our teacher training centers. We must train special needs teachers who understand these children. When I was in the Committee on Education, we argued and developed the sign language policy, which I believe is in a Bill form and has been debated in this House. These are the things that will help these children make an advancement in their life. Without these things, it will be very difficult to make an advancement in life. With those few remarks, I support this Motion."
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