Head teachers of special needs schools in Western Kenya have raised concerns over failure by parents to turn over their children to the schools.
This was raised as the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee concluded a two-day fact finding visit of special schools in the Western region.
Committee members led by chairperson Adan Yussuf Haji inspected, among other schools, the Malaba Special School.
Haji challenged the area chiefs and their assistants to start a sensitization exercise for parents to understand the need to take their children with special needs to these schools.
“It is the responsibility of the provincial administration to ensure parents with children with special needs are not hiding them at home but take them to school,” said the Mandera West MP.
Shinyalu MP Fred Ikana noted that children with special needs have a right to education and urged parents not to deny them such a developmental need.
“I commend teachers working in special schools for their commitment and determination despite the tough working conditions,” said Ikana.
On his part, Kamukunji MP Yussuf Hassan said the committee’s engagement with stakeholders is important as it provides them with vital information for report writing.
“I understand issues to do with disability because I am a victim of a bomb attack that rendered me disabled…I assure stakeholders that the committee will adequately address issues they presented to us to improve status of special schools,” said Hassan.
The committee will retreat to write a report from their findings that will address needs of special schools across the country.
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By Obegi Malack
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