Hitherto, however, one wonders how far successful has this fight been for able bodied citizens let alone those with disabilities. 2006)Ĭertainly, it may readily be agreed that this political recognition of education as a basic human right covered all Kenyans, including those with disabilities. Since then, all policy documents and educational reports in the country have constantly retaliated the importance of education to be the key to eliminate the three social upheavals namely: poverty, disease and illiteracy(African socialist 1965 Abbot, S. To this end, education plays an indispensable role towards this accomplishment.Īt the achievement political independence, fifty six years down the line, Kenya recognized education as a basic human right and a powerful tool for human resource of national development. The purpose of this paper contents that disabilities do not necessarily become handicaps when appropriate services are timely secured to reduce the severity of a disability be it behavioral, cognitive, visual or physical Barraga Shool (1986).
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