Petroleum geologist from Rataract Club of youthzone, Kavetza Michelle [left] put final touches to Shifra Inas of Mother Seratina Education Centre during disabled fun day at Nyali in Mombasa. 3000 children living with disabilities were fed by Rotary clubs and Mombasa Cement. Lamu Governor, Issa Timamy who was the chief guest says people with disabilities get free treatment in Lamu Public Hospitals. Feb. 8,2025. [Omondi Onyango,Standard] In early May, President William Ruto signed into law the Persons with Disabilities Act 2025 therefore repealing the Persons with Disabilities law of 2003. The Disabilities Act 2025 aligns with both the Constitution and international frameworks such as the Convention on the…
Author: By Elizabeth Ombati
I watched with shock a video clip of a mother who abandoned her newborn baby in a hospital in Naivasha because the child had a disability. The mother refused to breastfeed the newborn and her family also said that the baby was cursed. This was not an isolated happening. Recently, a mother abandoned her newborn baby with a cleft lip at Mbagathi Hospital while in Ngong, a baby with a deformed foot was abandoned in a thicket. In this day and age, we are supposed to have progressed in how we view disability. As a country that has ratified the Convention…