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Equipment costs too high, says Kenya society for the blind

Members and partners of the Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) during their annual walk event on Sunday, Nov 13, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

The Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) has said the cost of learning equipment for the visually impaired is too high.

The society has also noted that despite 80 per cent of blindness being preventable, rarely do affected persons seek early treatment when symptoms set in.

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