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    "id": 1562691,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562691/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Julius Miogs Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, in response to part (a) of that question, the enrolment of learners with hearing impairment in grades one, two and three of lower primary across special schools, integrated special units, and regular mainstream schools from 2022 to date is as follows: (a) Financial Year 2022/2023 – 13,099 students (b) Financial Year 2023/2024 –19,119 students (c) Financial Year 2024/2025 –11,399 students This is the data that is available on the National Education Management Information System (NEMA). On data on learners in pre-primary institutions, we are now working with the Council of Governors (CoG) to collate data on learners in pre-primary institutions which are under the county governments. This data will then be populated on the NEMA. To answer question (b), the main policy on special needs education in Kenya is in the Sector Policy for Learners and Trainees with Disability, 2018. This policy document provides a key provision of the Constitution under Article 53 (1)(b). It provides that every child has a right to free and compulsory basic education. Article 54 (1)(b) of the Constitution states that a person with any disability is entitled to access educational institutions and facilities for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) that are integrated into society to the extent compatible with the interests of that person. The essence of the policy is that learners with disabilities, including those with hearing impairment, are only integrated in regular schools if there is adequate support and an accessible environment that will enable their learning. The Ministry provides top-up capitation to learners in special needs education institutions. At the primary school level, the approval rates of capitation is Kshs1,420 per learner per year. Learners with special needs, however, receive a top-up of Kshs2,300 per learner per year. Those in boarding schools are allocated Kshs11,000 per learner per year to subsidise for boarding costs. At the secondary school level, the approval rates of capitation is Kshs22,244 per learner per year, with a top-up of Kshs35,730 per learner per year for schools with special needs. The top-up grants are meant to support the provision of specialised learning materials, assistive devices and technologies, including personnel emulments for non- teaching staff and food subsidy for learners mainly in Special Needs Education (SNE) boarding schools."
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