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    "id": 1059430,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "id": 366,
        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "As you can imagine, when parents realise that a child has cerebral palsy - I am talking about men - a number of men can run away from that wife because of the way the child is. That happens quite a bit. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the mothers because I found that mothers are very patient. They really look after these children. They put all their devotion and commitment into looking after these children purely on their own. I hope that by now society has grown a bit so that they can be institutionally helped the way the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Sakaja talked about. Unless you have an institution which is specialised in giving education to these type of students, children with disabilities, then we are just talking in the air. About a month ago, I remember seeing on television, there is a lady in Ruaraka who has begun a home. However, looking at the children, you can see that she does not have the means or any facilities, but she is really committed. This was aired on TV. It led me to think that we are not assisting as a society, the individuals who are committed to this. As a society, are we supporting the individuals who are very good hearted and want to do something and depend on handouts? These children are just there and nothing is happening. They are not getting proper education as they are growing up. Madam Deputy Speaker, I would urge through Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve because she has been actively involved in these issues, to target that by this time next year we shall be talking about some concrete steps that are being taken institutionally, particularly in the provision of proper education and proper caring of the people suffering from cerebral palsy. Sen. Sakaja has said that there is a bus which goes round picking them and so on. That is just a tip of the iceberg. Many are hidden in Mathare Mental Hospital and other places. I have seen one or two who are hidden completely because of the shame their parents feel. We should have proper schools so that they are encouraged to take their children there and they can learn. Although it is a difficult challenge, they can learn to do something The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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