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    "id": 1251937,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251937/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Kenyans and Africans, we had a heart of providing for everybody. It is sad that most of these organisations that support PWDs are sponsored by people who run charitable organisations. The provision of learning material, braille and sign language services are being done by the sponsors. What society are we if we can leave some part of the population to the mercy of charity? The Government must take this issue with the seriousness it deserves. We have challenges even in feeding. In Ndalat we have someone who does not have legs and hands who runs and he is called Job. I hope one day Sen. Crystal Asige will allow me to take her to that school. I visited it a few months ago and there are unique challenges that they face. They are only requesting for wheelchairs, learning materials and ramps to be designed for accessibility to classes. I would like to celebrate Job who comes from Ndalat in Mosop Sub-County for being a pioneer. He was born a PWD. The reason he is doing a wonderful job in Ndalat is because he was born without arms and legs, but the parents did not hide him. They took him to learn in a school that was within Ndalat region and not a special school. The young man is very handsome. I know this will bring contention with the ladies, but allow me to use these words; he is very brilliant. I hope Sen. Crystal Asige and other colleagues will visit the school. We should not leave them at the mercies of donations for our schools to run. On the training of teachers in Junior Secondary School, Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers, I request that their syllabus in colleges be revised. Government institutions including Parliament and private institutions should be taught about this unique population, the PWDs, the same way we were taught about first aid, so that we appreciate them. I think Sen. (Prof.) Kamar who was the Principal of Sen. Wambua should not have an issue because she has stayed in education and academia for long. This is a brilliant Bill. We are now pushing for the Finance Bill to be passed. When the resources come, we should ensure they are used for funding of some of these schools that have unique challenges. Therefore, we should put the funding in the budget. The component of vote should ensure that it captures PWDs. In conclusion, we should ensure that the counties play a role. We should ensure counties have ramps to access building for PWDs and the quality assurances are looked into, so that we can move forward. I will support this Bill with all my body organs and everything I have to make sure it passes. Congratulations colleagues and I wish you well. I support."
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