{"id":1166287,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1166287/?format=json","text_counter":85,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13188,"legal_name":"Getrude Musuruve Inimah","slug":"getrude-musuruve-inimah"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really have a strong passion for special needs education. The innate desire I have comes us a result of having taught in a special school. I was a high school teacher at St. Angela’s School for the Deaf, where I taught language. I also did my first degree in Special Education. I saw the lacuna that was there and in my Masters I tried to fill it by writing books. Although I did special education, I did not have a platform to legislatively implement the lacuna that I saw. The Senate has given a platform to fill the lacuna. I congratulate my co-sponsor, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, for being passionate about this. She encouraged me to come up with this Bill and delve into it. Therefore, I appreciate her for what she did."}