World congress for People Living With Disability will be held in Kenya in July this year. It will be the first ever conference for persons living with disability to be held in Africa. The last conference of the kind was held in Russia in 2017 and attended by 720 guests from 30 countries. Kenya's 15 per cent population is made up of persons living with disability. White Cane President Oleg Kolpachikor who led the Russia event said it changed the mindset about PLWD.

Source: The Star February 17, 2019 16:52 UTC