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    "id": 1560709,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1560709/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bisau Kakai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I rise to second and support the Learners with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 of 2023). Disability is not inability. Given a chance, these children can excel more than ordinary children. The Bill devolves the management of learners with disabilities from county governments. We will have County Education Boards and County Education Resource Centres to help these children. The Bill says that the Cabinet Secretary for Education will ensure equality. Special needs schools will be equipped properly, and the children will have all the rights. The Bill is crucial because it captures financing and policy regulation, institutional management, and the rights and responsibilities of all institutions. The parents of these children are also critical. The Bill talks about ensuring they provide their children access to these institutions. In many homes, children with disabilities are seen as second-class and sometimes are not given priority in terms of going to school. Some institutions, like Kilimani Integrated Primary School, have tried integrating the blind. Teachers looking after disabled children in this school are not paid on time because their budget is not a priority. Basic equipment like braille is not in place. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second and support this Bill because it is good news for the 43rd tribe of this country, which very few people talk about or support. I support the Bill. Thank you."
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