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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "institutions and ensure that those classrooms have the necessary facilities. Even integrated schools must have all the necessary facilities for children with special needs. In Part IV is on registration of schools. This is critical because it will help us maintain a proper inventory in order to know where special needs schools are and what they need. The inventory will also help to know whether these institutions have proper facilities and the right number of instructors or teachers, whether they have the necessary materials and if they meet standards set out by the Ministry of Education. This Bill also sets out reasons for closing private institutions that do not meet the standards and guidelines set out by the Ministry of Education. We need to be careful because there are children with special needs who go to institutions that are pathetic. These institutions are owned by private individuals who are out to mint money and they do not care about the wellbeing of those children. No learning takes place in such institutions. There are quite a number of them in my county, but I do not want to mention them here. Madam Deputy Speaker, I brought a Motion here about children who are taken to daycare homes in the name of ECDE centres. It has become a lucrative business in this country. In most cases, those homes are not conducive for learning. This Bill speaks to a number of issues. There will be a board which will include persons with special needs in order to specify the needs for learners with special needs. It will also make sure children are provided with the right materials in various institutions. Clause 5 talks about identification. I have already said that centres should be set up in various counties to ensure that learners with special needs are given the necessary facilities. With the passing of this Bill, the needs of learners with special needs will be taken care of. We also have the Kenya Sign Language Bill that was sponsored by Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and other Bills. I am sure if those four Bills are passed, the needs of learners with special needs will be taken care of. The concerned parties must ensure learners with special needs are provided for. I urge those aspiring to become governors to make sure that they implement proposals in this Bill. Otherwise, it will remain on paper. It will not be of use to any learner. Madam Deputy Speaker, with those many remarks, once again, I thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for this great Bill and I hope it shall see the light of day. I thank you."
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