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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gertrude Mwanyanje",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Motion that has been brought by my elder sister, Hon. Dorothy Muthoni. I concur with her that caregivers of children and adults living with disability should have a salary, not even wages. We have so many caregivers, some of whom are volunteers. The work of the caregivers of PWDs is difficult. Some of the children living with disabilities cannot even stand. They need to be carried around. For instance, the situation at the Gede Special School in Kilifi North, Kilifi County, as well as in Kizurini and Marafa Special Schools, is pathetic. The caregivers in those institutions, whom they call mothers, do not have any days off. They work 24/7. They cannot leave the children unattended and yet, they do not have a salary. Their wages are too little to sustain their lives. Most children with disabilities are being hidden in homes because there are no records in the Government to show they are being catered for. If this Government can take up the responsibility of giving food and money to parents of PWDs, they will come out of their houses. Some are locked in their houses and cannot go to school because their parents are ashamed of them. As Hon. Beatrice has said, some need wheelchairs. Only a few women representatives have been able to acquire wheelchairs for the PWDs. All parents of children living with disabilities should be given some money and food. They should visit their assessment areas so that all the children living with disabilities can be accounted for and enrolled in schools. A salary will motivate some of the parents who are hiding their children in their houses due to shame and inability to cater for their needs. I support this Motion and ask the Government to look into this sector. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection should take it up so that all children living with disabilities in the institutions in the counties are taken care of. Those who need extra care should be assigned a caregiver, and salaries should be allocated to them. This will encourage parents who hide PWDs because of shame to bring out their children who need wheelchairs and hearing aids. This will ensure all PWDs get their right to education, medical help and shelter. I support. Thank you."
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