Prioritise welfare of women and girls living with disabilities, MPs urged

Faith Adhiambo, grade 5 pupil at Victoria primary school in Kisumu pushes her disabled mother Lilian Onyango uphill along Kenyatta Avenue in Kisumu as they head home after a day of hustle on November 14,2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has asked the parliament to prioritise the welafere of women and girls living with disabilities.

In collaboration with Women Challenged to Challenge (WCC), Kewopa said it is a collective responsibility of all the legislators to ensure that women and girls living with disabilities are at the centre of the development agenda.