By G, KNA
Social Protection and Senior Citizens Affairs PS Joseph Motari has warned parents in the Kuria region against marginalizing and secluding their children with disabilities.
Speaking at Komototobo Special School in Kuria East Sub-County, Motari expressed concern over a troubling trend of parents concealing their disabled children from public visibility, asserting that this practice must be halted immediately.
He said seclusion restricts access for individuals with disabilities to free government services meant for them.
“Many children are still abandoned and confined by their parents in poor conditions, but such practices of locking away disabled children should be a thing of the past,” the PS stated, urging a change in cultural attitudes.
Motari emphasized the government’s commitment to persons with disabilities (PWDs), highlighting amendments to several laws for their welfare, particularly the recent Disability Act of 2025.
“We have policies and acts in place to ensure that all citizens get an equal share, and that extends to the persons living with disability because they are also human beings like others,” he added.
The PS was accompanied by Prof. Francis Kibera, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Funds for the Disability of Kenya (NFDK), who officially commissioned a newly constructed kitchen and dining hall at the institution.
The Sh3 million building was fully funded by the NFDK, marking one of the many projects the fund is implementing across the country.
At the same time, Prof. Kibera noted that the NFDK’s core mandate is to socially and economically empower PWDs at both individual and institutional levels.
At the individual level, the fund provides essential assistive devices such as wheelchairs and white canes.
Equally, NFDK equips PWDs with vocational skills through the provision of tools of trade including salon kits and carwash machines, to enable them to start their own businesses.
For institutions, Prof. Kibera announced that the fund provides grants up to Sh300,000 for small projects, including the purchase of water tanks.
He also highlighted the provision of equipment to guardians with skills to assist the families of the disabled.
Prof. Kibera emphasized the importance of effective utilization of the newly commissioned Komototobo facility, which is the sixth flagship project by the NFDK in Migori county.
