Kenya has made huge strides in inclusion of persons with disability as key milestones like their access to justice have improved, a new report says.
The National Council of Administration of Justice says in its 2023-24 report that a wide array of players in the criminal justice chain have made considerable contributions to ensuring reduction of marginalisation and stigma of PWDs.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has broadened the attention it pays to disability and processed many complaints.
A total of 14 people with psychological or mental disabilities, five with hearing impairment four with learning difficulties, three with epilepsy, three persons with visual impairment and one person with autism, received help from the commission during the period under review.
The commission “in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and other partners, launched the Needs Assessment Report for persons with disabilities.”
The report hails KNCHR for collaborating with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities to support the launch of the Second Status Report on Disability Inclusion in Kenya, which brought together more than 70 ministries, departments and agencies.
The report highlights the level of inclusion of persons with disabilities in the public service.
The KNCHR also collaborated with other state agencies and nonstate actors and developed a draft National Policy for People with Disabilities.
“The Council for Legal Education continued to support candidates with special needs during the Advocates Training Programme examination administration. The Council also revised its service delivery charter to include steps to accommodate persons with disabilities, including Braile, video, and audio system,” the report reads.
The Kenyan section of International Commission on Jurists developed a digest that informed policy towards easing life for the PWDs.
A disability inclusion conference was held in November last year.
