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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "to decide at what level they are going to enter the different levels of education. This is one area where the national Government must provide guiding policies. The national Government must formulate programs and put in place structures for the provision of home-based, non-formal, adult continuing alternative, online, free and appropriate public education. This is a very delicate area because some children will need home-based education. One of the clauses of this Bill, we are also saying even if a child has to receive home-based education, the Government must take responsibility for the provision of somebody to take care of the child. I happen to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Fund for the Disabled. I joined it recently. We went to Tharaka-Nithi recently to launch a dormitory that we had built for the children with disabilities to stay in school. A mother came and said she was very grateful because she spent more than 50 per cent of her time taking care of the child that had disabilities, while the other children received 50 per cent of the remaining time. She said that she could just not do anything. She was just running around the home all the time. This Bill is making a provision that the Government must provide access to facilities for those who are in school and enable the children to interact. The principle of disability now is that of inclusivity. We must have a way of those institutions being inclusive. When we are talking of those who are home-based, there has to be a provision. Parents of children with disabilities also pay taxes so we must take care of them. When it comes to this group of learners, it is not only the academic things that we are trying to teach. There is also physiotherapy. There is teaching them how to speak and walk. For that reason, if a child is home-based, the Government must chip in. The national Government in collaboration with the county governments and the relevant stakeholders must put in place measures to address factors that hinder the realization of the right to education for learners with disabilities. The Constitution states that everybody has a right to education, so we must provide for that. National Government must ensure adequate funding. I know when we will be debating this, then the word funding comes to a Bill, which is in this House, we are told that it is meant to be Money Bill. We will be getting advice from seniors like Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on whether to delete or leave it as is. However, there must be facilitation by the national Government to ensure that learners with disabilities are taken care of. Clause 8 of the Bill elaborates on the responsibilities of the county governments and clause 8(1) states that-"
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