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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our special needs education programme aims at assisting persons with special needs to realize their full potential through education. Our efforts to expand educational opportunities for special needs education learners have increased their enrolments from 26,000 in 2004 to 46,000 in 2008. Currently, we have 1,130 special units in regular schools and 122 special primary schools and eight special schools offering special education programmes. Teacher resource is the most important input into the learning process. As a Ministry, the challenges to provide adequate teachers is compounded by the implementation of free primary education and free day secondary education as well as the unco-ordinated establishment of learning institutions through devolved funds such as the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and the Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF). I appeal to hon. Members to carry out appropriate consultations and co-ordination in the establishment of educational institutions in order for us to be more relevant. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the fast changing technology has necessitated continuous review of the curriculum to remain relevant to our national goals of sustained growth and development. Curriculum development review and delivery has been hampered by lack of continuous capacity building in the areas like in the use of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). In our efforts to address this need, we need to launch our first installment of the digital content by the first week of August, 2009. It is our hope that the use of digital content will help to improve the quality of curriculum delivery amongst all primary and secondary school leavers."
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