City Stars extend helping hand to the needy amid Covid-19

By Dan Ogega,

Danny Ogega in Nairobi While the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted on the lives of millions of people across the country, it has brought out ...

COVID-19 , Jonathan Jackson Foundation , Nairobi City Stars , Samson Otieno

Disabled school director forced to live in his office, hawk sweets in Witeithie

By Gitau Wanyoike,

A proprietor of a private school that helps destitute students in Witeithie, Juja now resides at his office as COVID-19 continues to ravage the countr...

coronavirus , St Georges Cornerstone School , Witeithie

Church sues Zoom after porn streamed during a Bible study class

By CNN,

A San Francisco church is suing Zoom after one of its bible study classes was allegedly infiltrated by a hacker who bombarded the video call with porn...

Zoom

Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate

By Reuters,

Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...

UN global goals , United Nations

Out of sight out of mind: cry of the disabled in Zimbabwe

By VOA,

In life, few knew him. Yet in death, 33-year old Ndumiso Ngwenya became the talk of the town a leper who had spent his days under strict lock and key,...

16 to represent Kenya in World deaf tennis championships

By Stephen Kiprop,

Kenya is set to contest in Deaf Tennis competition for the first time in history, in Turkey this October. The Kenyan team will comprise of 16 players,...

Tennis , Veronica Asogo , World deaf tennis championships

Japan to compensate victims of forced sterilization

By Reuters,

Japan on Wednesday passed a law compensating tens of thousands of people who were sterilized, often without their consent, under a government program ...

forced sterilization , JAPAN

Trans, disabled model taking on a $2T industry

By CNN,

Aaron Philip's life has been transformed by becoming the first black, trans, disabled model to sign for a major agency. Since joining the renowned Eli...

Aaron Philip , disabled model

Exercise before pregnancy reduces pelvic pains

By Agencies,

Regular exercise before pregnancy may protect against so-called pelvic girdle pain as the foetus grows, according to a new study from Norway. Betwe...

exercise , pregnancy

Revealed: Mbagathi maternity wing had been ordered to close before fire incident

By Ian Omondi,

Emerging reports indicate that Mbagathi Hospital’s maternity wing was supposed to have been closed and out of operation even prior to the Tuesday ni...

Fire , Mbagathi hospital maternity wing

Boy, 10, who pushes mother in wheelchair gets reprieve

By Citizen Reporter,

By Kiprotich Kimetto Nominated MP David ole Sankok has pledged to help a boy who pushes his mother to work  in a wheelchair, go back to school. ...

Bridge International Academy , Kevin Momanyi , Ministry Of Labour , MP David ole Sankok

First Lady wants more done for people with disability

By Sally Boyani,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has expressed concern that people living with disability are among the most marginalized, least empowered and disadvantag...

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta , physically disabled

Organizers eye revamped School Games for the disabled

By Jeremiah Nyokabi,

Organizers of the Kenya National Special Schools Games and Sports appealed for more funding to re-equip the annual competition- now its 13th edition ...

games , Kenya National Special Schools Games and Sports , nyeri county

Politician accused of grabbing disabled group’s land

By Diing Magot,

A Nakuru politician has been accused of grabbing a two and a half acre parcel of land from the Kenya Association of Physically Disabled Persons (APDK)...

APDK , Fred Owako , Nakuru. , politician

Rise in Death Rate of US White Women Worries Health Experts

By VOA,

White women in the United States are dying too soon. That is the simplest way of stating a problem that has become apparent over the past year thro...

Uhuru pledges education reforms to cater for physically impaired

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday made a surprise visit to Joytown Secondary School for the physically handicapped where he reiterated the governme...

disabled , educaton , physically impared , President Uhuru Kenyatta

President Kenyatta pledges to reform exams for physically disabled

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to consider a request by physically disabled students for reforms in the country’s examination system so that ...

Disabled students , education , Exams , kenya , Kenyatta , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Government urged to increase capitation for persons with disabilities’ schools

By Magdalene Ougo,

Plan International, a children rights organization, has challenged the government through the Ministry of Education to increase capitation for schools...

Phitalis Were , Plan International

Two MCAs accused of faking disability for tax exemption

By Citizen Reporter,

By George Amolo The National Council for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) has launched investigations into three individuals, including two members ...

disability , tax exemption

Police rescue disabled girl held hostage by her parents

By Wangui Ngechu,

Police in Embu North on Tuesday rescued a 15-year-old girl who had been locked up and tied with ropes by her parents at Kibugua village. Confirming...

disabled , embu , girl , hostage , Parents , Police , Residents , tied