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    "id": 953835,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/953835/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omanga",
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        "legal_name": "Millicent Omanga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had elaborated most parts of this Motion, and I wanted to show the need to formulate these policies for the Government to recognize caregivers of the motor neurological disorders through the relevant Ministries. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have professional caregivers and they need different types of attention and recognition. By recognizing them, we will be able to get quality training for both the professionals – like the teachers who take care of these children – and the parents. When you recognize them, it will give them confidence and they will be able to know how to relate to the families. We will do away with these needs because in the African culture, customs and beliefs, most people think that when one gets a child with motor and neurological disorders, it is like a curse or a taboo, and you become an outcast. With this information and training, it will give caregivers the confidence to take care of these children. Maybe with some improved medical care and attention, we will be able to detect any emergency and respond to it as it should be responded to. This could improve the lives of these caregivers. The caregivers of most of these children with motor and neurological disorders have to be there full time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that the men of most mothers who give birth to these disabled children tend to abandon them because of the belief that it is a curse. Most men do not take responsibility and most of the parents taking care of these children are single mothers. The introduction of the Inua Jamii Programme – the cash transfers – will improve the living standards of these caregivers. They also deserve some counselling so that they understand exactly what this condition entails, and how they should handle these children. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move this Motion and ask Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second. 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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