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    "id": 1593175,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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    "content": "says that every learner with disability shall have the right to equal treatment as other learners. On the face of it, the intent is very good. But which learners? We are creating this provision so that we can positively discriminate in favour of learners with disability. When you say they have a right to equal treatment with other learners, what are you talking about? They cannot be treated like other learners who are enabled differently. You must in a way give them a treatment that is over and above, and that accords with the fact that they are enabled differently. So, the intention of such a provision is very good, but when we read it keenly, it may be interpreted vaguely by the implementers in a manner that denies the right that we seek to assert. I hope the House will grant us the leave that we crave to clarify the provision. As I conclude, Clause 6, on responsibility of parents, is specific to learners with disabilities. As we go to the Committee of the whole of the House, I will keenly look at provisions of Article 53(3) of the Constitution and the duty of every parent to be responsible for every child of theirs, whether the parents are married or not, so that we do not have parents who believe that institutions for learners with disabilities are dropping zones to enable them shack their responsibility. Parents must continue discharging their duties. If there are gaps with respect to provisions prescribed in the Constitution, we will explicitly reiterate them here."
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