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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to support Sen. Wetangula for bringing this Statement. If you look at the way we share revenue, this programme is well stated as a national interest yet we also know that it affects counties. It does raise very serious issues of how national interest is defined; this is because you will find that issues dealing with Early Childhood Development (ECD) have not been properly canvassed within the budget. Some of the classrooms that young children are using to study computers are cheaper than the gadgets that they are using. Yesterday, I saw some very dilapidated classrooms on television and; there have been cases of theft of the gadgets. There is no proper tracking mechanism and the content of this programme needs to be looked into. The other issue that is critical in this programme that the Chairperson should also respond to over and above the issues raised by Sen. Wetangula is how accessible is the content of these devices to learners with various forms of disabilities. We have those with low vision and those who may have difficulties with mobility. This is something that is never factored in when programming so as to ensure that 10 per cent of our population, who have one disability or another, are not left behind. Our children and learners with disability need to be incorporated. At some point, we said that, ‘ sio laptop ni lollipop’. Now that the Government seems to be changing the policy, how do you synchronise the construction of computer laboratories using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the construction of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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