Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 181 to 190 of 3022.

• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: We are going to have an institutional board. However, the CEB must facilitate. This is a programme that the Government must fulfil according to the rights as enlisted in the Bill of Rights for the Children. Clause 17 is talking about facilities in institutions providing for special needs education. A person, authority or institution exercising functions under this Act in respect of learners with disability must plan, locate, design, construct, equip, maintain and keep under review facilities intended to be used by learners with disabilities, with due regard to the special capabilities, disabilities and requirements of such learners. This is ... view
• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before your communication, I was going to Clause 18 on provision of special needs education outside an educational institution. Where the Cabinet Secretary (CS) or CEB is satisfied that an educational institution is not appropriate for a learner, then a provision should be done to make sure that it is well established and set for use by learners with special needs. Clause 19 is about the conduct of service providers for special needs education. It says: “It shall be the responsibility of the Special Needs Education Advisory Board to establish and maintain a register of special ... view
• 13 Jun 2023 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
• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: Where the CEB is of the opinion that a child within its area of jurisdiction may have a special education need, then the CEB shall determine a suitable education provision that shall alleviate the learning difficulties of that child. Therefore, there is need for assessment so that a child can be assessed and placed properly. Part V is about institutional management of special education. There is an establishment of a SNEAB, which I had mentioned earlier. This Bill seeks to establish a SNEAB. Clause 23 states that there will be established within the Ministry of Education, a board to be ... view
• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: This is of great interest to this House because our role as Senate is to take care of the interest of the counties and the county governments. An establishment such as a Special Needs Education Resource Centre (SNERC) is very important in the county. This SNERC shall be a link between the children with disabilities and the society at large where there is provision of resource personnel which shall create disability awareness in the local community. Unless we talk loudly about this and have an awareness programme, sometimes, we still have those children being pushed to the side both at ... view
• 13 Jun 2023 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
• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: visiting some institutions in Eldoret next week, I visited a school which is integrated with Albinism and the visually impaired persons. The shocker was to have a teacher who does not see completely teaching a whole class. He was teaching students and writing on the board. He already knows the dimensions of the board and he was teaching a class. It was fantastic. I felt really moved by that. We just do not know the potential of these people. Otherwise, we would have taken care of them from when they were babies. When you have a SNERC, it is a ... view
• 13 Jun 2023 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
• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 31 is the Responsibilities of the Governing Boards. As I mentioned earlier, it is to take reasonable measures within its means to supplement the resources that are required in the education institution; that is the BoM. Clause 32 is on the Financial Records and Statements. We want to remove any doubt that anybody would misuse any fund in these institutions. That is why we have made that provision. We also had a disqualification from receiving any other funding if you are being funded by capitation for a special child. This we are saying because, from ... view
• 13 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank the Members who have contributed in a record one hour. I thank Sen. Maanzo, Sen. Mumma, Sen. Cherarkey, Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Abdul Haji, Sen. Wambua, Sen. Mungatana MGH, Sen. Beth Syengo and Sen. Murgor. view