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    "id": 1166303,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, there is usually an overlap of roles sometimes because the county governments are not able to execute some of the mandates within their dockets. At times when you go to the county, you will find there is no infrastructure for children with disabilities yet the county government is given money. This means that they do not allocate money for the infrastructure. According to this Bill, the county governments will be obligated to allocate some of the money from their budgets towards the education of learners with disabilities. It is unfortunate that if we make a follow-up, we will find that some of the teachers are not even paid. Some of them work like maids considering this is a tiresome job. Taking care of children with disabilities is not a walk in the park. You will find that some of these children need a one-on-one teacher, for example, a deaf and blind child. You can imagine having the task of making a child who is deaf and blind, perform; that teacher will have a difficult moment teaching that child. According to this Bill, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has to ensure that when it comes to remuneration, teachers who teach children with disabilities are paid for their work. They should be paid well and be given an allowance for the work they do because it is not easy. The TSC will come in to ensure there is appropriate human resources in schools for children with disabilities. For example, when we talk about the ratio of teacher to learner, it should be 1:1 for the deaf and the blind. When it comes to the deaf only or the physically challenged, there is a ratio. This Bill will ensure that we are doing the right things for learners with disabilities. I want to say from the bottom of my heart that if there is any achievement I have done in this Senate; it is to fight for special education for the learners with disability because I know the gaps that are there. We need to ensure that we support special education so that it is taken seriously. I want to mention something that also happens on the ground. You will find that children with disabilities are lumped somewhere while someone somewhere is getting donations purporting the funds to be for the children. However, according to this Bill, no one in Kenya will be allowed to carry out services for children with disability if they are not registered. It is an honourable thing that teachers who teach children are registered by the TSC. In the same breadth, even those manning special needs institutions should be 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."
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