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    "id": 953842,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the children also need physiotherapy, and one session could cost around Kshs2,000. One could have a child whose bones are weak and, therefore, needs to be strengthened in order to walk from one place to another. However, the parents may not afford the physiotherapy. The child is, therefore, grounded; is unable to live a productive and dignified life and to enjoy their rights as stipulated in the Persons with Disability Act, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Constitution. There is a need to come up with intervention measures so that such children enjoy their rights like anybody else. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, autistic children have an issue, because there are no public schools in Kenya that addresses their plight so that they can get some education. Education can be formal or informal, but the child is unable to get even some informal education so that they can go to the toilet on their own. It then becomes a burden to the family, and the caregiver gets exhausted. This is because, first, there is a label by the society. Secondly, there is no income; and, thirdly, there is a child that the caregiver is mandated by God to take care of. This is because once you get a child, they not only just belong to you, but you are also a caregiver. The child belongs to God and, therefore, one has a duty to take care of them."
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