Counties told to come up with policies mainstreaming issues of PWDs.
Labour and Social Security Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatan addressing a gathering in Kisumu during this year's International Day for persons with disabilities.Looking is Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.
By Dickson Odhiambo
December 3, 2018
Counties told to come
up with policies mainstreaming issues of PWDs.
County Governments across the country have been urged to
come up with policies aims at mainstreaming issues of persons with disabilities
within their counties.
Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani says it is high time
the counties work towards mainstreaming issues of persons with disabilities
within their work force at the county government level.
Addressing the gathering today during the International day
for persons with disabilities in Kisumu, the CS said all the Counties should
come up with policies and legislative framework to help in mainstreaming issues
of Persons with Disabilities.
He says such policies and legislative framework will greatly
help in institutionalizing the mainstreaming agenda of persons with
disabilities in the counties on their working programs.
“Disability is a cross cutting issue hence needs a multi-sectorial
approach to address it and I urge the county Governments to mainstream issues
of People with Disabilities in their undertakings,” he says.
The Cabinet Secretary has hailed the County Government of
Kisumu for passing and operationalizing it.
“I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the
County Government of Kisumu under Prof Anyang Nyongo for the passage and
operationalizing the Disability Act in Kisumu County,” he adds.
The Cabinet Secretary says the Government will continue work
together on the issues of inclusion of issues of Persons with Disabilities
across the country.
Yatani says the issue of Access to Government Procurement
has set aside 5 percent of the tenders to be given to persons with
disabilities.
He says the Government plans to incorporate the transport
system in the country to be disability friendly.
Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has promised to ensure
his county government take a leading role in mainstreaming issues of people
with disabilities having passed and now operationalizing the Disability Act.
He says already his County Government has begun mainstreaming
issues of persons with disability.
Nyong’o says the issue of cultural bias against people with
disability should be fought at all cost.
“As a County Government, we are ready with the issue of
mainstreaming the issues of persons with disability and this is clearly evident
by us passing and now operationalizing the Disability Act,” Nyong’o says.
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