Nairobi, April 29 -- MPs now want the national government to double the capitation for learners with special needs and pay caregivers in special schools.

Further, the lawmakers want the government to prioritise syllabus and textbooks tailored for this category of learners.

Kamkunji MP Yussuf Hassan said they will push the government to be sensitive to children with special needs.

"I am living with disability and so I have a better understanding of the needs of such people. Learners with special needs have a right to access quality education just like any other child," said the MP.

The National Assembly's Cohesion and Equal Opportunities committee chairperson Adan Haji (Mandera West) said the committee has developed a law that, if pass...