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    "id": 822038,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Recently, I toured the USA. I visited a school which has an integrated system of education. It is very interesting how they run such schools because you may not notice the difference between the disabled children and the normal ones. What is important to note from their integrated system are the facilities and the infrastructure that have been incorporated. There is no hindrance for the children with disability. They move around easily. The place is properly done. They have ramps everywhere. Doors are wide and the washrooms are properly done for them to fit in. In this system, the children with special needs are made to feel comfortable. For children who need some extra special care, their parents volunteer to go and sit with them in school just to assist. We are also trying to emulate this kind of system where we have an integrated education system. In the process, they will appreciate that there are people who are abled differently. They can also just participate like any other child. We have seen children with disability playing together with children who are normal. This is the way to go. That is why we are moving away from the way of doing things to the right way of doing things so that we recognise the rights of children with disability. The Government must also move in to train teachers who can impart education to these children with special needs. I have seen most teachers of special education train themselves. My constituents have started some units in primary schools. Those students exist but we do not have teachers. The Government can employ in this sector. Sometime teachers who are there volunteer themselves and are paid by parents. For example, we have a school of children with cerebral palsy. It is sponsored by the parents. There is nothing that the Government has done for them. The parents have come together. Some parents who are not able are paid for by the other parents who are able. In most cases, we find ourselves contributing to such. We would like to support this Motion that these units are established in every constituency and they must also be supported by the Government. We must give funds even through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). We can have a special vote for that so that we can support special units within our own primary schools in order to have them integrated. The other thing is the transition from primary to secondary schools. We find that secondary schools are not prepared to take these children from primary schools. Also, there is a challenge during examination time. The children are sometimes given the same time with the normal children. We need to look at it comprehensively so that we deal with the issue. That is so that nobody is discriminated when it comes to education."
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