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If you think winning a seat in Parliament is difficult for your average Kenyan, ask those with disabilities about their experiences.  The recent elections failed to send any disabled people to the Parliamentary benches, leaving a community of three million disabled Kenyans unrepresented.

That the non government (NGO) industry is a major player in the so called development cannot be over emphasized. That billion of dollars have been channeled into the sector to “wipe out” poverty particularly in poor developing countries is a fact.

How the years fly by!  Once again the UN day for Persons with Disabilities is with us.  On this day 14 years ago the UN General Assembly declared 3rd December an international day to remember and think about people around the world with all forms of disabilities.

Today is a day to think of how disability is a fundamental part of humanity and how people and organizations should constantly think of disabled people when planning and allocating resources. Whether that is happening is the main thrust of this article.

Over the past 14 years significant improvements have been made internationally for disabled people, including throughout Africa, and here in Kenya in particular.

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Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991

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