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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "output operations of the brain. Evidence suggests that persons with Autisms have on average high persistence, scoring higher than average on the systemising quotient and on performance test of systemising. That means that persons with Autism have narrow interests but very specialized such that they focus on a single aspect more than any other aspect of their lives and much better at what they do at a very high level than the normal or average human being. The empathising–systemising theory is a potential explanation of the link between Autism and talent. A subsidy of these individuals shows what we call servantism abilities, restricted to specific domains that are both superior to the individual’s other abilities and superior to majority of the population. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many of these children who are being locked up in our slums and in the houses like livestock, can actually build on certain special talent if put in the right environment. There is no greater prerogative for us, as a country, than to make sure that every child has the same and equal shot at life; a fair chance at life. Once we do that, we would not even need the Building Bridges Initiative, Punguza Mzigo or coalitions, because once every Kenyan knows that they have equal opportunities; that a child in Tharaka-Nithi has the same chance in life as a child in Nairobi and the same shot at the future as a child in Kisumu or Kakamega, we will stop fighting because every Kenyan wants the same thing; to go about their life peacefully, to make something out of themselves and to guarantee their child a future. The rest we look for is extra. Once we are able to change our thinking, even in the incident I have given you earlier where we change our thinking and make sure that every Kenyan gets that shot at life, these children will be able to do well. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Nairobi City County, I have thousands of community health volunteers who do not receive a shilling. These are the people who, at the lowest level in the wards and estates, know that house number 10 of the Malalah’s, normally have this health problem; homa or cold. They can tell you this epidemic is coming but they are not engaged. I am glad that this Motion proposes the proper engagement. The County Government must budget. We have just given Nairobi City County Kshs15.9 billion under the County Allocation Revenue Act (CARA). There must be a provision for a stipend for these community health volunteers. Many of the issues that we have; today, we are spending so much money because of fears of a cholera outbreak. If the community health volunteers in Nairobi City County were properly engaged, we would have a very healthy city. Once you have a healthy county, some of the other costs we are spending in our hospitals on drugs, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), nurses and doctors, would actually go down and we will put less pressure on the referral system because that is one of the problems we have. Today, somebody breaks a hand or gets a small injury and he or she wants to go to Kenyatta National Hospital, yet it is supposed to be a referral hospital. You only go there when you are referred from another hospital. If we start from the basic primary healthcare unit, I am glad this proposes that, indeed, community health volunteers be engaged properly and appropriately so that they can give care at the primary level, not 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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