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Government Launches the First Census for the Disabled
Nairobi โ The first registration of people with disabilities since independence has started in Kenya.
The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) is conducting the registration. The disabled will be identified and details about where they live and work recorded. This will help the government in planning for them.
The documentation of people with disabilities has already been done in Nyanza, Coast and Central provinces.
Speaking during the five-day launch of the counting exercise for people with disabilities in Kakamega, the NCPD accounts assistant, Isaac Manyonge said, Kshs. 200 million has been set aside by the Treasury in this year's budget for empowerment of people with disabilities.
The money will also fund business projects for the physically challenged.
Manyonge said the disable will also be assisted to form groups through which they will apply for loans.
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When: 26/2/2010
