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Policy changes for Economic Empowerment of the Marginalized Groups in Isiolo County, Kenya

The Kenyan Constitution 2010 and Disability Act no.14 of 2003 provides different guarantees to Persons with Disability (PWD) in Kenya. PWDs have been denied these guarantees in many instances either deliberately or otherwise. In Isiolo County, the inclusion of PWDs in a meaningful development agenda has been a major challenge faced by the PWDs and as such the County Government of Isiolo contravened different facets of these constitutional guarantees. Some of these contraventions happen as a result of failure by PWDs to understand and utilize the available opportunities as provided by the law. It is against this background that Merti Integrated Development Programme (MID-P) through the Department of Culture and Social Services organized a Lobby and Advocacy training for PWDS from the 10 Wards of Isiolo County. The training was tailored to put into consideration achievements of the followings objectives Enable leaders of Disable person’s Organizations (DPOs) understand the principles of group leadership and dynamicsEnables the leaders of different DPOs understand the  existing legal instruments that protect PWDsEnables the leaders of DPOs to understand the existing opportunities that aim at empowering PWDs. One of the action plans from the training was to come up with Bill/policy that support this marginalized members of the society. In 2019, The Isiolo County Youth,…

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