Matters Disability
Leaders To Address Mushrooming Street Begging In Meru Town
BY DICKSON MWITI(KNA)Meru county leaders will devise strategies to deal with scores of women and children with disabilities, who have currently invaded Meru tow...
Tana River County Chairman Urges Support For Persons With Disabilities Affected By Floods
Tana River County Chairman, Mr. Said Babwoya, has appealed to the National government, county governments, and non-governmental organizations to step in and pro...
Allocate More Funds For Persons With Disabilities, Govt Urged
By Bernard Munyao (KNA)A section of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) from Murang’a County wants the government to increase the allocation of cash transfers for...
Speaker Calls For A gender-responsive Budget That Includes PWDs
By Anne Kangero (KNA)Machakos County Assembly speaker Anna Kiusya has advocated for a gender-responsive county budget that prioritizes marginalized groups, incl...
Tana River Flood Victims Receive Relief From Child Welfare Society Kenya
Persons with disabilities who have been affected by the floods are among the 6,000 families in Tana River County who have received relief food and non-food item...
NFDK Construct Classrooms For Children With Disabilities In Migori
By Gilbert Onyango (KNA)The National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK) has constructed two classroom blocks to aid the learning of children with disabiliti...
iZola Launches Xaidi App To Support Families Of Children With Disabilities In Kenya
By Nkooma Samson/ Michael Omondi (KNA)iZola, a biotech company operating in Kenya, has unveiled the Xaidi Application (App), a digital health assistant designed...
Kaburugu Catholic Church Provides Support For Children with Disabilities
By Benard Munyao (KNA)Kaburugu Catholic Church in Kandara, Murang'a has launched an elaborate program to assist children with autism and other disabilities. The...
Kenya Re Organisation Provides Assistive Devices To Persons with Disabilities
By Michael Omondi (KNA)Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya RE) through its flagship corporation social responsibility, the “Niko fiti” campaign has launched th...
Public Participation In Modernization Of Government Press
The Machakos Chair Maendeleo ya Wanawake has called on the presidential task force formed to conduct public participation in the modernization of the government...
National Government And NFDK Empower Molo PWDs
By Emily Kadzo/Lauryn Njambi (KNA)In a commendable effort to support and empower individuals with disabilities, the national government, in collaboration with t...
Youth, Women, And PWDs Urged To Form Groups to Benefit From Gov't Funds
By Ann Salaton/John Lebunge (KNA)Keiyian ward administrator Moses Magiro, Narok County has called on young people, persons with disabilities, and women to form...
NFDK Unveils Flagship Projects In Bomet County
By Lamech WillyPersons with Disability in Bomet County have a reason to smile thanks to the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK) which has donated dif...
Kajiado County to Establish Disability Fund For PWDs
BY Diana Meneto (KNA)Persons with Disabilities (PWDS) in Kajiado County will soon have a mainstreaming fund if the County Assembly approves the Kajiado County D...
Deaf Awareness Month: Empower Your Deaf Child
BY FAITH MASIGAYour deaf child's mental health is just as important as their physical health. As a parent, you play a crucial role in supporting their emotional...
Progress in Assistive Hearing Technologies for the Deaf
Deaf Awareness Month, observed annually in September, provides a platform to celebrate the achievements and highlight the challenges faced by the deaf. This mon...
Senate Committee On Education Condemns Neglect Of Special Needs Schools
The Senate Committee on Education has condemned the alleged neglect of special needs schools in Kenya.The Committee while meeting with senior officers from the...
Flone Initiative Trains Matatu Operators on Disability Inclusion In Transport Sector
A lobby group, Flone Initiative that is working towards the creation of safe, sustainable, and accessible public transportation spaces for women and vulnerable...
PWD Athletes Excel at KECOSO Games, KPA Takes Top Honors
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) led in golf, snooker, and swimming for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at the recent competitive 42nd edition of Kenya Communic...
The 2023 African Para Games
The 2023 African Para Games are scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana, spanning from September 3 to September 12. The inaugural edition of these games was ann...