Nandi PLWDs decry discrimination in Inua Jamii registrations

Nandi PLWDs decry discrimination in Inua Jamii registrations

The government targets 5,000 new beneficiaries of Inua Jamii.

Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Nandi County have faulted officers from Social Protection and Labour Ministry following alleged discrimination in the Inua Jamii programme registration exercise that commenced last week. 

Addressing Media in Nandi Hills town, James Kirwa, a spokesperson to the special group noted that only few of the persons who turned up were registered as others were turned away by officers in charge.

Kirwa further said that minimally impaired Kenyans were also considered into the scheme, but a good number of potential individuals were ignored by the officers. 

He said a middle-aged male from Soiyet Village in Chemomi Sub Location hanged himself over the rejection. 

The mass registration exercise began on September 1, as the government targets 5,000 new beneficiaries. 

Currently, the Inua Jamii programme benefits over 1.2 million Kenyans, including 353,000 orphans and vulnerable children, 833,129 elderly citizens, and 47,000 persons with severe disabilities across the country.


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