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Only 4pc of public institutions have met employment threshold for persons with disabilities

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When the then Executive Director, the National Council for persons with disabilities Mohamed Hussein Gabbow and then Labour and Social Protection Principal Secretary Susan Mochache handed over carpentry equipment to Emmanuel Mutiso during the Launch of the tools of trade program for persons with disabilities in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Only 4 per cent of public institutions have met the legally mandated 5 per cent reservation of employment for persons with disabilities in the country.

This is according to the second Disability Inclusion Report 2024, which was released by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD

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