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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " I have skipped Member for Funyula three times. Allow me to give him the opportunity to contribute. Go ahead."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The beauty about our current Standing Orders is that I will still have my five minutes when the matter is slated for debate in the next sitting."
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"content": "As my colleagues have done so far, I also stand to support the Learners with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 of 2023). As Parliament, both the Senate and the National Assembly, I do not know what kind of rapid response measures we can implement to ensure that some of these critical Bills do not lapse or take inordinately long to be concluded. This Bill is very fair and progressive. It is a build-up to two important Acts: The Basic Education Act and the Children’s Act."
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"content": "Indeed, if you peruse through, there are too many cross-cutting issues borrowed from various existing Acts to patch up and bring into play the Learners with Disabilities Bill. First of all, they are learners who are clearly defined in the Basic Education Act. There is already an The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Act dealing with people living with disabilities. We presume they are children. Therefore, I invite the Committee as they propose amendments to this Bill. Some of them might need consequential amendments in the other Acts so that we can align them and make the Bill airtight. This will enable us to avoid duplication, repetition, or overlapping responsibilities and roles. Disability is not inability. Many adults and children are disabled, but abled differently. There are those able to talk, enact plays, and have arguments. They will grow up to become politicians. Some are abled analytically who will grow up to become advisors and technocrats. Some are abled in such a way that they might not comprehend the basics of “one, two, three” at an early stage, but they are useful to our families."
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"content": "As I have always done in Funyula Constituency since I was elected in 2017, regardless of the outcome, all children deserve to be in school. Whether they are A-plus students or of lesser academic prowess, they deserve to be in school. A child should not be denied the opportunity to go to school because of physical inability or slow comprehension of recitable material brought to us from Europe."
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"content": "I must pride myself that, for a long time, Nangina Special School has been one of the leading and largest special schools in most parts of lower Western Kenya, Busia, and parts of Siaya. Obviously, these children have special needs. When you go to those places, we have tried our best. Looking at their levels of disability, the conditions are not sufficient. We have established Busembe Integrated Primary School over time. Unfortunately, being an integrated school, the level of attention given to the boys and girls at Busembe is probably not the same as that at Nangina Special School. We tried to establish another integrated school in Busibi, but obviously, the level of attention was not adequate. As a country and community, we have a moral obligation to our boys and girls who are physically challenged and who might not have the same academic prowess as the rest of us to be taken care of. The Bill is fairly elaborate, with quite a number of provisions. These provisions would require a very clear understanding. One of the issues…"
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " Hon. Oundo, you clearly know why I am interrupting you."
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"speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
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"content": " I understand, I have been here for some time."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " You will have a balance of four minutes next time this Bill is ready for debate in the House."
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