{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=157411","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=157409","results":[{"id":1592292,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592292/?format=json","text_counter":649,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"Hon. Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" There does not seem to be much interest. Hon. Fatuma, you may proceed."},{"id":1592293,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592293/?format=json","text_counter":650,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Migori County, Independent","speaker_title":"Hon. Fatuma Mohammed","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity. I stand to support The Learners with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 of 2023). In my county, we have a school called Kuja Special Secondary School for the Deaf. It is a school that has students of both gender, who are abled differently. Unfortunately, the school cannot access basic needs such as sanitary pads for the girls who are learning there. This is a very good Bill but I hope we will not pass the Bill then shelve it. There are basic needs that disabled students need. Further, the Bill indicates that they should be offered physical therapy, but how about psychological therapy? Because there are some young children not born with any disability who as a result of an accident end up with a disability they cannot cope with. If we do not give them psychological help, we will hinder their pursuit of education and their way of life. The Government should also consider parents of the disabled children and also give them psychological help. The same should be given to the teachers who look after those children because some children can be wild and not peaceful. So, these teachers get stressed and overwhelmed and therefore, also, need psychological support. Most of these children are sexually abused. Sometimes, the school might not even know the child is abused because the child does not have a way of expressing themselves depending on the level of disability. So, it would be good if they have regular assessments to establish if the child is being taken care of because sometimes, the caregivers or even the relatives, are the ones who abuse these children. Assessments should be done regularly and should come in a form of an examination. For instance, an assessment should be done when the term ends to check if the child is okay or if they were abused in the institution or outside the institution. 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."},{"id":1592294,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592294/?format=json","text_counter":651,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Migori County, Independent","speaker_title":"Hon. Fatuma Mohammed","speaker":null,"content":"We are talking about education, but we are not including religious education. As a Muslim, there are children who would wish to perform their salah but because they have not been taught to pray, they cannot be close to their God. A Muslim child might want to perform"},{"id":1592295,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592295/?format=json","text_counter":652,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"wudhu"},{"id":1592296,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592296/?format=json","text_counter":653,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Migori County, Independent","speaker_title":"Hon. Fatuma Mohammed","speaker":null,"content":"—washing himself or herself to prepare for prayer—but because they are not able to do that, they miss an opportunity to be close to God. There should be teachers of religious education who can teach a Muslim or Christian child how to pray and to assist them in fulfilling associated obligations. For example, if the child is a girl, she should be assisted by another girl who can take her to the washroom to perform wudhu to be able to pray. This is very important for the well-being of the child. We should prescribe games that are friendly to these children. Beyond education, they need to play. Their games may not be the same. Some may be able to play football or other games. There should be games specifically for them and which they can play with children different from them. For example, Fatuma should be able to play with a child who is able to walk and foster friendship. We must also address the issue of social stigma and bullying in schools and at home. Some of these children find life in the community very difficult because their parents also go through bullying. Schools should offer solutions so that if a child is bullied, they know where to report, considering that some of them may not be able to express themselves when bullied. The curriculum and examinations for these children should not be the same as for other learners. Some of them are slow learners while the other children are fast. They are given the same maths examination and time limits. A disable child may not write fast because of the disability, but the marking scheme is the same. Their marking scheme should be a little different, depending on the situation of the child. There should be a system of health first aid. Some children may fall ill in school. A child without a disability may run and report a headache or a running stomach. Their parents may be called to pick them or they may be told to go home and be taken to hospital. What about a child who is not able to communicate or move by his or herself? There should be a small facility to cater for their first aid. Paragraph 17 speaks about the responsibility of the Special Needs Education Advisory Board to establish and maintain a register of special service providers qualified to provide services to learners with disabilities. But where does this provision leave parents? There are many parents who hide their children, believing that the disability is a problem within the family or the community. As a result, education officers seeking to maintain a record of children with disabilities are unable to identify how many such households exist in their jurisdictions. There should be strict adherence to the rules. If you are found hiding a child with a disability, you should be taken to court and jailed. You are denying that child the opportunity to get an education, interact with other children, live and get all opportunities that other children enjoy. The government should be strict with parents who fail to disclose that they are raising a child with a disability. Such parents should be taken to court and jailed. I support this Bill and congratulate the Senate for it. May Allah bless all these children and their parents."},{"id":1592297,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592297/?format=json","text_counter":654,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Fatuma Masito, County Member for Kwale."},{"id":1592298,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592298/?format=json","text_counter":655,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Fatuma Masito","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Kwale County, ODM)"},{"id":1592299,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592299/?format=json","text_counter":656,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":":"},{"id":1592300,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592300/?format=json","text_counter":657,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Ningependa kutoa ushuhuda wangu kuhusiana na sheria hii, iliyopitishwa na Bunge la Seneti. Sheria hii ni nzuri sana. Itaweza kudhibiti watoto ambao wametoka katika jamii maskini ambao hawajaweza kupata fursa ya kuenda shule kwa sababu ya maisha ya uchochole. Serikali yetu huwa haitilii maanani watoto kama hao – mtoto ambaye hana ile hali tunaita ulemavu au uwezo maalum. Watoto hao kusema kweli hakuna kitu wanashindwa. Wanaweza. Ni vile tu, wako na ile uwezo maalum iliyo tofauti na mtu mwingine. 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."},{"id":1592301,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1592301/?format=json","text_counter":658,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Sheria hii inalenga hao watoto ili waweze kupata elimu kama wengine.itawawezesha kuingia shule za kwanza, za upili hadi university . Inalenga elimu yao iwe bure. Hili ni jambo la kutia moyo sana. Pia, katika shule wanaosomea, Serikali ihakikishe wamepata vifaa maalum vya kutumia ili waweze kupata elimu vizuri. Mara nyingi, wanakosa vifaa maalum vya kuwafanya waelewe lile jambo wanalofanya. Ni jambo la kutia moyo sana endapo sheria hii itapitishwa na Bunge hili. Watoto wetu watasoma. Hivi karibuni, nilikumbana na visa dhidi ya watoto walemavu. Wengine wamefungiwa ndani mwa majumba, wengine wanafungwa minyororo wasionekane na jamii. Kama Serikali, tutadhibiti ili tuwe na sheria maalum ya watoto hao kupata elimu nzuri. Kila mzazi atajitokeza kuhakikisha mtoto wake amepata elimu bora na sio bora elimu. Jambo hilo limevunja moyo wazazi wengi kule mashinani. Wanaona watoto wenye ulemavu kama laana fulani kutoka kwa jamii. Lakini sio laana, ni uwezo maalum. Sisi waislamu tunaamini ni maumbile na uwezo wa Mwenyezi Mungu. Yule aliyekutoa wewe mzima, ndiye aliyemtoa yule akawa na mapungufu kiasi. Hatutaki kusema ni mapungufu kwa sababu ni mpango wa Mwenyezi Mungu."}]}