The nightmare of living with a disability in Nairobi

John Oguro wheels his way to work. [File, Standard]

It is yet another morning when John Oguro, a resident of Kariobangi in Nairobi, wheels his way to work. To the ordinary pedestrian, his struggles may go unnoticed as his mobility appears to be catered for in one way or the other.

But the distance between Oguro's home and place of work is riddled with many challenges: Despite having a guide for his wheelchair, the auditor has to manoeuvre dilapidated roads within his estate to the bus stop where he catches public means to town.