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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Beth Syengo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill by Sen. Crystal Asige and Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to start by talking about disability and culture. We know that in Kenya, there are some communities that believe that if they give birth to a child with a disability, it is a curse and maybe a taboo. They end up hiding their children in their houses. They lock them up and they do not want people to know that they have children with disability. These children are not taken to school. This Bill has come to save the lives of these children. People living with disabilities are also human beings who have brains. Some of them are very brilliant. We have an example here in a Senator VIP. People have been very insensitive to learners with disability. Sometimes it is in the comments that we make and the way we treat and live with them at home. The speakers who have spoken before me have also alluded to the fact that there are buildings and institutions that are not sensitive to PWDs. This makes PWDs not access places where other people access or transact business. It is important that the Bill has also touched on the responsibilities of the counties. Counties should register children with disabilities within their counties, and also conduct assessments by having assessment tools that will enable them to ascertain the degree of disability of any nature. It is important that the Bill is also touching on the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions that must be resourced to handle learners with disabilities. The TVET institutions being tertiary colleges are very important. When learners with a disability are through with their elementary education, O Level or Ordinary levels, they can also move on to be trained according to their trade, talent, and ability depending on the type of disability that they have."
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