PWDs in kenya Stories

Women, Youth, PWDs secure Sh28.6 billion in state tenders
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2024

This reflects a 10.8 per cent increase from the Sh25.8 billion awarded the previous year.

Persons with disabilities significantly less included in financial access - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 10, 2024

Only 77.9 per cent of them having access to financial services, compared to the national average of 84.8 per cent.

Senator Asige calls for audit of sports facilities over accessibility by PWDs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 27, 2024

Asige said for too long, there has been a misguided social belief that physical activity does not apply to people in wheelchairs or those living with...

The daily unseen struggles of persons with disabilities
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 24, 2024

According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, 918,270 people aged five years and above had a disability, accounting for 2.2 per cent of t...

PWDs urge state to employ sign language interpreters in public offices
Mishi Gongo  |  Mar 09, 2024

They said public servants should be trained in sign language to be able to deliver services effectively to the disabled community.

NCPWD launches disability inclusion report, calls for county action
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 12, 2024

With the report as a guide, NCPWD Chief Executive Officer Harun Hassan asked county officers to act as ambassadors of change.

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