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    "id": 1238242,
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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": "left out even in childhood. They must be in school at that stage, if not for anything; for interaction with other children so that they can interact and play because childhood is learning and play. The county governments must, therefore, take responsibility to ensure that a child with a disability is in those kinds of schools which will require a lot of changes as far as the schools are concerned to make sure that we have these children in school. Part Three of the Bill, which contains Clauses 9 to 19, deals with the registration, and management of special needs education centres within the country. Clause 9 obligates each County Executive Member (CECM) to create a register of special needs education centers including the public education institutions that provide education for learners with disabilities. The category of education that is offered in the said institution and the category of resources required by the educational institution. This obligation arose because you remember the question that was even raised by the co-sponsor of this Bill, Sen. Crystal Asige, that there is no data on persons with disabilities. We do not have any data even a very basic one like how many children we have with disabilities in schools, which schools and what kind of disabilities are we talking about. We must obligate the CECM to take this responsibility. Clause 10 of the Bill regulates the creation of private special needs education institutions, which must be registered by the Basic Education Act, of 2013, so that they are in line with the other education system. I know my 20 minutes is ending. Clause 12 explains the process of admission of learners with disability. We provided for this process of admission so that no child is left out and that all parents are-- -"
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