By LONAH KIBET
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) are rooting for inclusion in the management of county governments.
The group under the umbrella body United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) want the County Governors and County Public Service Boards to honour the legal provision that advocates for their inclusion in elective and appointive positions as outlined in Article 54(2) of the Constitution.
“It promotes realisation of at least five per cent opportunities in elective and appointive positions for PWDs,” said a PWD representative Trizah Onyango during a press briefing in Nairobi.
Ms Onyango said it was of concern that even where the law was self-provident in catering for their effective representation and inclusion, they were yet to see deliberate attempts to realise it at the county level.
She called on the relevant authorities to ensure the legal provision is implemented for effective delivery of services to the group.
She also said they were working on a programme sponsored by the United Nations Women, themed: From Paper to Action: enhancing participation of women with disabilities in the electoral and political process. “We should be prepared to be engaged with the new system of Government,” she said.
