Advancing Rights and Inclusion of PWDs in Kenya

About this episode

The episode discusses the transformative Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025 in Kenya and its implications for disability rights and inclusion.

Kenya is reshaping the future of disability rights. In this episode, #ourveryown Partners Claire Mwangi and Sandra Kavagi are joined by Associate Brian Onyango and Legal Assistant Adrian Muli to unpack the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025. The new Act takes a departure from the traditional charity-based models, embracing a rights-based framework that centres dignity, equality, and full inclusion for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Tune in for an insightful conversation on what this transformative law means for PWDs and how it is setting a new standard for empowerment and participation in Kenya. #PersonsWithDisabilitiesAct2025 #PWDAct #PWDActKenya #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters #AccessibilityForAll

People in this episode

Guests: Claire Mwangi, Sandra Kavagi, Brian Onyango, Adrian Muli

Topics covered

• disability rights
• inclusion
• Persons with Disabilities Act
• empowerment
• equality

Keywords

• disability rights
• inclusion
• Kenya
• Persons with Disabilities Act
• equality
• empowerment
• PWDs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025

Places: Kenya

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