- 62 views
While Kenya boasts a strong legal foundation promoting disability inclusion as per the constitution of Kenya 2010 and Persons with disabilities act No. 14 of 2003, the report highlights a significant gap between policy and practice. A key finding reveals that only 4% of public institutions meet the mandated 5% reservation of employment for persons with disabilities, meaning only a mere 1.32% of the total workforce are persons with disabilities. Today marks 20 years of disability inclusion in the country, what milestones have been achieved so far, and what more lies ahead?
Significant gap between policy and practice when it comes to disability inclusion
- 23 Jun 2025 - Former US Vice President and founder of The Climate Reality Project, Al Gore, has presented the Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award to Kenyan climate communicator and grassroots organiser, Risper Asembo, at the conclusion of the Climate Reality…
- 23 Jun 2025 - Hundreds of Gen Z youth, faith leaders, and political figures gathered at All Saints’ Cathedral in Nairobi for a moving memorial service honouring the lives of young Kenyans killed during last year’s youth-led protests. The event, organised by the…
- 23 Jun 2025 - More than 40 per cent of patients in Kenya don’t access medicines they need in hospitals, pharmacists have claimed, cautioning that this is likely to expose consumers to counterfeited products. At the same time, the same patients encounter 30 per cent…
- 23 Jun 2025 - President William Ruto’s Senior Economic Adviser, Moses Kuria, has dismissed the growing calls suggesting that Ruto will only serve one term, saying those behind the wantam narrative are mostly unemployed. Speaking during an interview on a local TV…
- 23 Jun 2025 - Let's act with more seriousness to end cases of child defilement
- 23 Jun 2025 - Afraha trials reveal Kenya's next generation of track talent
- 23 Jun 2025 - Swords, Flames and Dynamites win in KBF title chase
- 23 Jun 2025 - MPs dismiss email submissions on Finance Bill 2025 as spam
- 23 Jun 2025 - How Siaya cut maternal risks through strong community health strategy
- 23 Jun 2025 - Not just a puff: Youth battle cannabis use and few are breaking free