Tale of women with disability who defy odds in politics

Ashura Michael gives her speech in sign language at the Bomas of Kenya during the launch of the Building Bridges to A United Kenya Taskforce report on October 26, 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

If it is hard for a woman to campaign and win an elective position, it is twice as hard for a woman with a disability.

Ashura Michael, a public policy, gender and human rights advocate, says her experience on the campaign trail in last year's elections was difficult.