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    "id": 823396,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomachoge Borabu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Zadoc Ogutu",
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        "legal_name": "Zadoc Abel Ogutu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to contribute to this Motion that touches on a very important group in our society, namely, people living with disabilities. Supporting the establishment of special units in schools for children living with disabilities should be a priority. For a number of years, Kenya has been claiming to be one of the countries that support persons living with disabilities. The various schools are located far away from most areas. For example, in Kisii County, we do not have a recognisable school for children living with disabilities, primary or secondary school. So, most of our children with disabilities are taken to the Kuja Special School for the primary level and have to travel as far as Thika and other areas for the secondary level where these facilities are found. It is not that we do not have a framework which supports the establishment of these units. What is lacking is the willingness by the Ministry to implement the establishment of these units in every school. I am very sure that every community in Kenya has pupils who are living with disabilities. Therefore, as we set up these units in primary schools, we should think of setting up a unit that caters for these pupils. At the same time, as these pupils move from primary to secondary school, we should have secondary schools at the constituency level that cater for their interest. It is so unfortunate that in my constituency we have a small unit that has been set up at Magena Special School. If you go there, the situation can make you cry because the whole unit has no single facility from classrooms, boarding facilities to even the food these children are supposed to eat. So, setting up special units has to begin by looking at the resources required to run the schools. Adequate teachers should be trained in this area and adequate budget set aside to feed these children. We have the school feeding programme in this country which should be spread across all special units in our schools because even at the community level, most parents give least attention to pupils with disabilities."
}