EPRA Set To Announce Updated Fuel Prices
BY STACY ODHIAMBOThe Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is scheduled to announce revised fuel prices on Friday, June 30. This comes after Presiden...
NCPWD Rolls Out Cancer Screening For Persons With Albinism In Nyamira County
The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has rolled out a cancer-screening exercise for persons with albinism in Nyamira County.According to N...
UK’s Rwanda Deportation Plan ‘Unlawful,’ Court Of Appeal Rules
BY CNNThe UK government's plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, the Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, in a major blow to ministers’ controv...
Deafblind Awareness Week
Deafblind Awareness Week is an annual event that is observed in the United States and Canada during the last week of June, however, for the purpose of disabilit...
World Vitiligo Day
In many cultures, skin color is a significant marker of identity. This is especially true in cultures where there is a history of racial segregation or discrimi...
Mandatory Re-Test For All PSV, Commercial Vehicle Drivers By NTSA
BY ESTHER MUTURIThe National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has started a re-test of all Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) and commercial vehicle drivers.Ac...
DRC Opposition Candidate Threatens To Boycott December Vote
BY ALJAZEERAMartin Fayulu, the leading opposition candidate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says his party would not participate in upcoming elections...
World Refugee Day
BY ESTHER MUTURIWorld Refugee Day is an international day celebrated on 20th June and is designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe.Eve...
Happy Father’s: Celebrating Fathers With Disabilities
BY ESTHER MUTURIFather’s Day is a holiday honoring one’s father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers...
KNWD Wants Gov't To Focus On Employment Of PWDs
The Kenya Network of Women with Disabilities (KNWD) has called out the government for reneging on constitutional provisions for persons with disabilities.In a p...
PWDs Urged To Embrace Online Development Programme
Young persons with disabilities have been urged to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the National Online Employment Skills Development Programme,...
Locals Urged To Stop Discriminating Persons With Albinism
By Salome Alwanda/Victoria MagarResidents of Busia County have been asked not to discriminate against persons with albinism.Speaking during the commemoration of...
Finance Bill 2023 On PWDs
The finance bill 2023 carries a lot of government policies on the economy which means if enacted persons with disabilities will also be affected.However, during...
Eritrea Rejoins East Africa Bloc
BY ALJAZEERAEritrea has rejoined a regional bloc it left 16 years ago, its information minister said late on Monday, in the country’s latest move to rebuild tie...
Black Albinism- Climate Change Advocacy
Climate change has a devastating impact on persons with albinism - with a lack of pigmentation in their skin, hair, and eyes, they are susceptible to sunlight h...
International Albinism Awareness Day 2023
BY ESTHER MUTURIInternational Albinism Awareness Day is observed annually on the 13th of June to create awareness of Albinism and promote the rights and regulat...
World Albinism Day "Inclusion is Strength"
Albinism is an inherited disability characterized by a substantially lower rate of melanin production. Melanin is the pigment responsible for the color of the s...
Finance Committee To Amend Contentious Finance Bill Clauses
With the Finance Bill 2023 set for Tabling in parliament on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Committee on Finance led by Molo Member of Parliament Kimani Kuria, reach...
Silvio Berlusconi, Former Italian PM, Dies At 86
BY BBC NEWSSilvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86.He died at the San Raffaele...
Narok County Inua Jamii Beneficiaries Want Gov't To Release Stipends
By John Kaleke/Eunice NgatiaPersons with disabilities, the elderly, and vulnerable children in Narok County are calling upon the government to release their Inu...
Persons With Disabilities To Benefit From KPC Training
By KNA's Robert Ojwang’/Edwin Odhiambo Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) owning businesses are set to benefit from a training program rolled out by the Kenya Pip...