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    "id": 1238237,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 7, in particular, elaborates on the responsibility of the national Government as being borne by the Cabinet Secretary (CS), response responsible for matters relating to education. These functions of the national Government, if I may mention a few, are as follows: To adopt and monitor the implementation of the policy for the provision of education to learners with disabilities. Just as they monitor the implementation of policies regarding all others, we are also providing that in this Bill. The other one is that the national Government should take measures to create opportunities and an environment that enables the realisation of the right to special needs, education. The national Government must put in place, according to this Bill, the necessary infrastructure for the effective and efficient delivery of education to learners with disabilities in learning institutions falling within the mandate of the national Government. This is extremely important, because as I said earlier, even accessing the classroom has been an issue. You find that in some schools, a parent takes a child to school finds out that there is no way a child with a wheelchair can access the facility. We expect the national Government to provide accessibility for Kenyans to classrooms in primary and secondary schools as well as in universities. The national Government should also review the levels of access to special needs education. This is very important because sometimes, disability makes one a slow learner. Being a slow learner does not mean that person will not learn. We need to need"
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