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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "education. This is in line with national policy. That is well contextualized and needs to be put into the fore. This Bill also addresses the issue of necessary facilities being put in place. We have dwelt on this for the longest time, especially when we were dealing as a committee with ECD Bill, facilities in the schools and ensuring that facilities are there. At the end of the day, it will always become an issue of resources and resource allocation. Question arises on where the resources come from, especially for devolved unit. Should the resources come from national or county office? We have found that there is disconnect about how those resources should go to the county. Ring fencing has been suggested as one way to ensure that those funds, if they do not go as conditional grants that they can be ring-fenced and used within the counties. However, that is not always the case. In this case, we have to empower the county governments and county assembly so that they find a way to budget for those funds and how appropriately they should be utilized. The issue of coordinating comes in at Clause 4 (i). It states that that every person shall in formulating the functions under this Act be guided by various principles the coordinating activities of state organ institutions, private sector, non-government organization and community based involved in matters relating to special needs. This is to make sure that there is interplay; some sort of multi-agency approach is put in so that all these can play significant role. Mobilizing and sensitizing communities about different ways of treating special children with special needs and about ensuring that, for example, their needs including nutrition and medical needs are taken care of and the need for integration. The registration and management of special needs children should be taken into consideration. The registration and management of special needs education centres is well formulated. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is the Second Reading Stage of the Bill, but we will have amendments at the Committee of the Whole Stage. Looking at the arrangement of clauses as listed in the table of contents, Clause 12 should be on special schools’ board."
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