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    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on establishment of special needs unit in every primary and secondary school. When you move around in this country, you will realise that there is one special school for the disabled in either a county or a region. This disadvantages many children with special needs. It is not the wish of those children to be born the way they are. Some of the conditions they find themselves in could be as a result of trauma during birth. They could get cerebral palsy and other things. Others are genetic, autism and other conditions. Others could be congenital deformities, such as children who have Down syndrome. These are God’s creation and more often you will find that in other areas, parents of such children tend to hide them. They want to keep them away from other people. This disadvantages their development. This Motion urges that in every primary and secondary school we have a unit that is dedicated to these children. What it means is that once these children are in that class, they are able to be taken care of and to interact with other children who are normal thereby promoting their development, growth and social upbringing. Instead of having them isolated in a school somewhere, it brings them to the society. How do we integrate them as part and parcel of the society? That is the gist of this Motion. It is a good Motion that should be supported. It should be a priority in our education system. The CS and policy makers in charge of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology need to think radically. We need to have a shift towards this line, where you have a special unit in every primary school that caters for children with disabilities. Even the Constitution recognises children with disabilities. When it comes to job or business opportunities, people with disabilities have a role to play within the society. Therefore, we need to go further and look at how to integrate these people within the education system. Let us provide them with an opportunity so that they can grow like any other normal human being. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to support the Motion."
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