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    "id": 1251854,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251854/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to complete the moving of this Bill. Hon. Members will remember that when I started moving this Bill, I mentioned that the purpose of the Bill is to create a legal framework for the use of sign language in judicial proceedings, schools and public institutions to ensure that deaf--- Sorry! Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was reminding hon. Members that when I moved the Bill, I did mention that the purpose of the Learners With Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 of 2023) is to unlock Article 53 of the Constitution of Kenya which is the right to free and compulsory education. This Bill is meant to provide a legal framework to ensure the actualization of the right to basic education for all learners. We are looking at the learners with disabilities who require a certain level of support and those that require to be assisted to enjoy the rights that other children have. Article 53 of the Constitution of Kenya talks about the rights of children. Education is only one of them. The right to proper health is another one. The right to access food both in quality and quantity is also one of them. This Bill is trying to put all the rights in one so that the learners with disability can actualize their dream of being educated and developing toward the professions that they would like to do. At the time when I stopped, I had reached Clause 12 on admission of learners with disabilities. Learners with disabilities require a different way of being admitted and that they should be assessed continuously. That is very important because these children sometimes are slow learners while others are very fast. We must distinguish the different disabilities to assist them to attain the level of education they deserve. We are also"
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