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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve)",
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    "content": "get services. Madam Deputy Speaker, I want to speak about the issue of conditional grants. It is also good that the conditional grants are not in the Bill because it is not possible to really account for all the grants. When you allocate money from the Senate, it is our onus to ensure that we see how the money has been used and that the money is accounted for. The money that passes here can also be accounted for in the county assemblies. It can be oversighted from the Senate and from the county governments. However, when it comes to grants, sometimes there is uncertainty about some monies; when it is given and who oversights. We are supposed to allocate funds and then make a follow up to see and confirm that the usage of the money corroborates with the amount of money that we have taken to the counties. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we talk about monies going to the counties, it is important that county governments ensure that no one is left behind. A certain amount of money should be set aside to ensure that children with disabilities get quality education. Therefore, it is important that assessment centres are built in all counties. That is the beginning of ensuring that we are supporting children with disabilities in academia. After equipping the assessment centres, there is need to give human resource. There is need to equip schools for children with disabilities because their voices need to be heard. When you are talking about the Equalisation Fund, it should go to all counties and it should support children with disabilities. When it comes to academics, they are low in academia. When it comes to academics, priority is not given to them. Madam Deputy Speaker, I support this Bill. I hope that when money is added to go to the counties, that money will be set aside to ensure that children with disabilities are not left behind. Moreover, we should ensure that we invest in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE). When we are talking about anything and you have not invested in ECDE, then we are not doing well as a country because we must start with a good foundation. ECDE is the bedrock of education. When we talk matters education and we have not prioritised ECDE, we are not being fair."
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