Transparency international has raised concern over the need
to empower the disable members of the community to champion for their rights. dis
Led by Francis Kairu, despite efforts to address the plight
of disabled members of the community as most of the funds channeled towards
helping them end in the wrong hands.
Speaking at the sideline of an awareness workshop to empower
people with disability in Likoni, he called on the need to have proper
mechanisms to curb corruption in funds distribution.
“About 50% of funds meant to empower disabled members of the
community due to corruption with no legal mechanism in curbing those involved
in malpractices in Kenya.” Said Kairu
 |
| Francis Kairu- Transparency Mombasa |
However he took issues with the how the county government
for what he said they sidelined the disabled in their budgets as most counties honored
only the constitutional directive to include people with disability in their
leadership slots but no or little funds was set for them to empower them
economically.
Similar sentiments were echoed by Kombo Malama, who insisted
there was much to be done to for disabled members of the community to enjoy
their rights as granted in the Kenyan constitution.
“From this workshop I now informed that we need to stand to
question anywhere we see our right being violated. The idea of us raising some amount
to get registered with the national council of people with disability has been
a hurdle to some of us; the government should give this service free.” He said.
According to Malama, many children with disability are still
held up in their homes and unable to get any government assistance as their
parents and guardian cannot afford to raise the registration fee.
End
No comments:
Post a Comment