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    "speaker_name": "Ol Jorok, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Michael Muchira",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise in support of the Learners with Disabilities Bill. Special Needs Education is an area that we have really overlooked as a country, and it is time that we put emphasis on these institutions. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the right to education is a constitutional right, and nobody should deny any learner the right to education based on disability. This Bill removes the barriers that normally exist in terms of access to education for learners with disabilities. It also recommends that learners with disabilities should access support services to ensure smooth learning. The Bill also ensures that the existing infrastructure in our learning institutions is friendly to the learners. Hon. Temporary Speaker, as we pass this law, we also need to ensure that when it comes to budgeting, we allocate resources to Special Needs Education, as it faces an acute funding shortage. This House has a role in budget-making, and as we prepare the Financial Year 2025/2026 Budget, we need to be intentional about funding Special Needs Education in two or three ways."
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