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    "id": 1275145,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1275145/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ezekiel Machogu",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": "To respond to the question (c) on the status of Sector Policy for Learners and Trainees with Disabilities, 2018 is the current policy framework for the implementation of home-based Education. The policy recognizes home-based education from two perspectives. First, it recognizes the need to start the education of children with disabilities from the onset of a disability in a home setting rather than when they are enrolled in school. This makes it easier for them to transition to school without being disadvantaged by moving out. Secondly, home-based education is a learning and teaching approach for learners with severe disabilities who are unable to attend an educational institution because of their disability. The policy requires the Ministry of Education to enhance equal access, retention, progression and transition of all learners with disabilities at all levels of education and training. In terms of the implementation strategy, the Ministry is required to provide teaching and learning resources in an accessory format to qualified teaching and support staff for home-based and institution-based learners and trainees with disabilities. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is also required to provide teachers to support the home-based programmes. Home-based learners with disabilities are still enrolled in specific institutions. At present, the Ministry does not have separate data for those who learn from home and those based in institutions. The available data is aggregated. Mr. Deputy Speaker, this particular financial year, I want to undertake that we are actually in the process of getting the necessary required data of those at home and those in educational institutions. For this purpose, the State Department of Basic Education has been allocated Kshs14 million which we are using for this particular exercise so that we can have proper information on the same. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of teachers, there are 5,687 teachers deployed to special needs educational institutions. The numbers on emoluments and funding in 2020 are indicated in the detailed table provided. I hope the Senators have a copy of the table as outlined, indicating specifically the year and the amount disbursed thereof. Therefore, I do not need to go into specific figures. On question (d), indeed this particular year 2023/2024, as a Ministry, we undertake to implement this particular policy. As I have said, we have an allocation of Kshs14 million for this particular purpose. Our county directors and sub-county directors of education have been instructed to start giving the information. It is on the basis of that information that we would be able to make the necessary required policy initiatives and interventions where they are required. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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