Disabled, elderly unable to access courtrooms in NyeriDisabled and elderly people are finding it increasingly difficult to access court rooms since an elevator at the Nyeri law courts was grounded. The Standard caught up with 62-year-old James Mwangi as he desperately waited for help to get downstairs after attending a court session on the second floor. Damaris Maina, also confined to a wheelchair, told The Standard she missed the hearing of an important employment and labour dispute on the third floor just because she could not access the courtroom in time. It is not lost on many that the elevator was inaugurated with pomp and much fanfare on June 22, 2016. Purity Elderly Care Foundation Executive Director Joyce Wanjiku told The Standard she had been receiving complaints from the elderly saying they were unable to access courtrooms.

Source: Standard Digital March 11, 2019 21:04 UTC