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    "id": 953883,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, in many of the communities that we come from, when you get such a child who has a neurological disorder of any kind – be it epilepsy, cerebral palsy or any other – you are perceived as a social misfit because of committing a certain sin or having been cursed. You, therefore, also suffer psychological effects. The caregivers and parents of these children need education on the cases they are taking care of. They need to be trained and empowered so that they can take care of such children. The caregivers also need to be empowered on how to feed the children and take care of them and their medical condition. I, therefore, agree with Sen. Omanga that there is need for training programmes in our counties. We should have empowerment and investment programmes for the caregivers. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for financial assistance. I agree with many of my colleagues who have spoken before me, that the Inua Jamii cash transfers need to go to the caregivers. This is because they have a huge task in terms of taking care of such people. Caregivers of persons with permanent motor and neurological disorders also need to be supported with programmes of income generating activities. They need to be engaged in how they can have income generating activities so that they can afford the care that the children or adults that they take care of need. There is need for a policy framework on how the children with permanent motor and neurological disorders are attended to in our health facilities. Many of our health facilities do not have specialized personnel who can attend to these children. There is need to have departments that can offer specialized medical care in our hospitals. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for free medical care for such children. I agree with Sen. Omanga that it is very expensive to take children with motor disorders to hospitals and queue for services, because they need medical attention more frequently than the normal patients. There is need for free medical services for them. I beg to support this Motion and urge my colleagues to do the same. I also urge Sen. Omanga to bring a Bill on the same. If this Motion is passed, both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services should ensure that this Motion is implemented. I beg to support. 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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