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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "refused to accept NHIF cards. As a result, these learners are being deprived of the health care that they need. This situation puts their families in a difficult situation forcing them to pay for medical expenses out of pocket which leaves them with very little money for other crucial expenses, which I have outlined in this House before. It becomes more distressing with the proposed Finance Bill 2023 and the provisions therein. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let us consider a hypothetical family earning Kshs50,000 which will be subject to these deductions as specified in the Finance Bill. After accounting for all expenses, the family will be left with Kshs4,000 or Kshs5,000, an amount which is woefully inadequate to cover their medical bills. The Bill creates provisions that obligate the national Government, through the Ministry of Education and the county governments to carry out their duties in bringing the education of learners with disabilities to parity with all learners and exclusion of persons with disabilities in the education cycle. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the same study conducted by the Kenya National Survey on children with disabilities in collaboration with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in 2018, revealed that approximately 300,000 learners with disabilities are currently enrolled in our education institutions. However, the study highlights a significant dropout rate amongst these learners."
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