The Special Olympics Kenya committee will start recruiting players in the grassroots as a way of empowering people with disabilities.
Committee patron Pastor Dorcas Rigathi said they are planning to start unified sports that will include both abled and disabled persons.
The sports, she said, will make it easier for people with disabilities to integrate in society.
Pastor Dorcas said in June this year, the committee took 66 players to the Berlin Special Olympics, where they won 25 medals, 15 of which were gold.
"The participants earned millions through which some built better houses and empowered their families," she said, adding that it was unfortunate that there was no pomp when they arrived back into the country.
She also urged MPs to ensure local tournaments include people with disabilities to help them feel part of the community.
Pastor Dorcas said the government is emphasising on inclusion of people with disabilities by ensuring public meetings have sign language interpreters for those with hearing impairment.
She further underscored the need for Kenyans to adopt more strategic ways of empowering those with disabilities and helping them to contribute to the growth of the economy.
"The abilities and gifts of the disabled have not been fully exploited. We need to identify opportunities that are brought about by information technology to help them earn a living and live more comfortably," Pastor Dorcas said.
The World Health Organization estimates that one in six people, about 16 per cent of the global population, has some form of disability.
In Kenya, 2.2 per cent of the population, about 900,000 people are disabled while about 102,527 Murang'a residents live with disabilities.
Speaking at Kangema Social Hall during the issuance of assistive devices to hundreds of disabled persons, Pastor Dorcas said disabled persons are worst affected by the economic shift being experienced globally.
She lauded their caregivers for sacrificing their lives to ensure those with disabilities live better lives.
Kangema MP Peter Kihungi said he started the programme to empower disabled persons as a way of giving back to the community for voting him in.
He noted that many parents with disabled children suffer as they are unable to employ help or educate them, especially those in rural areas.
"Most women are forced to lock their disabled children in their homes as they go to work. Educating them is also too expensive and inaccessible to many," the lawmaker said.
Kihungi said the NGCDF will be setting aside Sh1.5 million to support the establishment of a school for children with special needs. He called on the county government and other partners to chip in.
"If we are able to pool resources, we can come up with a well-equipped school that will tend to all children with special needs in the county," he said.
Such a school, Kihungi said, would have a major positive impact on the community and allow parents to engage in their daily activities.
Senator Joe Nyutu, Woman Representative Betty Maina and nominated Senator Veronica Maina thanked Pastor Dorcas for her efforts to empower vulnerable groups.
