County covernments have cumulatively budgeted Sh216.6 million to assist Persons With Disabilities cope with the effects of Covid-19 pandemic during the 2020-21 financial year. The committee had requested counties to outline measures put in place and budgetary allocation by for PWDs during the Covid-19 period. Female PWDs outnumber men in visual, hearing, mobility, cognition and self-care disabilities but male PWDs outnumber female PWDs only in communication disabilities. There are six main categories of disabilities recognised in Kenya: visual, hearing, mobility, cognition, self-care and communication disabilities. The most prevalent types of disabilities are mobility disability and visual disability and they account for 65.5 per cent prevalence of all disabilities in the country.

Source: The Star April 24, 2021 09:11 UTC