CHAMPIONING DISABILITY RIGHTS
President William Ruto has assented to the Persons with Disabilities Bill, a progressive law that guarantees the rights of PWDs to education, employment, healthcare, political participation, and access to buildings and public spaces.
“We are committed to upholding the dignity and rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in our country. By strengthening our legal frameworks, we are dismantling the systemic obstacles that have long excluded them from vital services and opportunities.” Said President Ruto.
Senator Crystal Asige who sponsored the Bill in the Senate said “ I have sat in rooms where no one saw me. I’ve spoken when no one bothered to listen. And still I kept going. Now my Persons with Disabilities Bill is an Act of Parliament! Being there, when the President turned my ‘Bill’ into an Act by the stamp of his seal meant a lot, not because it was perfect, but because we finally made it happen. This is what it looks like when we refuse to be left behind.”
During the occasion at State House Nairobi, President Ruto also signed into law the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill, 2025. It provides more funding to counties to promote equitable resource distribution and enhance devolved service delivery.
