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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
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