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    "id": 1368161,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1368161/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for appearing and answering these questions. My concern is on the response the Cabinet Secretary has given, particularly in rehabilitative services and assistive technology for PwDs. My question to the CS and Ministry is: We know that before you can successfully help PwDs, the first thing that needs to happen is a proper assessment, so that the assistive devices that are given are then appropriate. I would like to know the position of the Ministry regarding establishing proper assessment centres in this country. I am aware that the only assessment centre that the Government has is the one available at the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE). However, considering that it is used for assessment and training, therefore, it limits the availability of that facility for purposes of assessment. What is the Ministry doing to ensure we have at least, if not in every county, every region, a proper assessment centre, so that PwDs can be assessed? I am asking this question because we once in my county assessed children with hearing impairments and we have a total of 3,000 children who have gone through that assessment. We were shocked to find out that 2,300 children could hear with just a hearing aid being provided, yet these are children who have missed school and they have not been hearing for the last 10 or 15 years. They heard for the first time when they were over 15 years old and their lives have been made difficult because of the failure to have an assessment facility. I would like to know the position of the Ministry on that matter."
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