Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill not only talks about social integration but academics as well. The deaf have not been able to get the mainstream language; the language of the wider society so they end up being disadvantaged. This Bill seeks to speak on the issue so that the deaf are also included in academia. There is provision that sign language should also be taught to persons with the ability to hear so that integration and communication will be easy for them. The Bill also encourages that the deaf should be taught English as well as Kiswahili because those ... view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill not only talks about social integration but academics as well. The deaf have not been able to get the mainstream language; the language of the wider society so they end up being disadvantaged. This Bill seeks to speak on the issue so that the deaf are also included in academia. There is provision that sign language should also be taught to persons with the ability to hear so that integration and communication will be easy for them. The Bill also encourages that the deaf should be taught English as well as Kiswahili because those ... view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: Persons who are deaf do not live in a cocoon. They live in a society with everybody else. When such persons leave school, it is in order that they be integrated properly to the society so that they are able to get services as well. Apart from the education support in schools, it also speaks on issues of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), colleges as well as primary schools where the Kenyan sign language should be taught as a discipline so as to ensure that everybody is able to understand the basics of sign language which has worked ... view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: Persons who are deaf do not live in a cocoon. They live in a society with everybody else. When such persons leave school, it is in order that they be integrated properly to the society so that they are able to get services as well. Apart from the education support in schools, it also speaks on issues of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), colleges as well as primary schools where the Kenyan sign language should be taught as a discipline so as to ensure that everybody is able to understand the basics of sign language which has worked ... view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: It is my hope that Senators will support his Bill. I am aware that many Members of this House supported this Bill strongly when it was first read. I am therefore hopeful that fellow Senators are going to support this Bill because they have always supported issues of disability. I hope that when this Bill goes to the National Assembly, our sisters and brothers there will fast-track this Bill so that it does not drag for it to see the light as the end of the tunnel. view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: It is my hope that Senators will support his Bill. I am aware that many Members of this House supported this Bill strongly when it was first read. I am therefore hopeful that fellow Senators are going to support this Bill because they have always supported issues of disability. I hope that when this Bill goes to the National Assembly, our sisters and brothers there will fast-track this Bill so that it does not drag for it to see the light as the end of the tunnel. view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: When Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, who is my co-sponsor, and I worked on this Bill, we did this from an informed perspective. Having taught in a school for the deaf and having specialized on special education at the undergraduate, post-graduate and at doctorate level, we are well informed on what is happening on the ground. We know that the deaf in this country are going to benefit so that they eventually join the world of professionals view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: When Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, who is my co-sponsor, and I worked on this Bill, we did this from an informed perspective. Having taught in a school for the deaf and having specialized on special education at the undergraduate, post-graduate and at doctorate level, we are well informed on what is happening on the ground. We know that the deaf in this country are going to benefit so that they eventually join the world of professionals view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: 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. view
• 8 Sep 2021 in Senate: 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. view