Policy paper

Government of Kenya

Published 23 July 2018

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

Your organisation:

##Type of organisation: National Government ##If other: Click or tap here to enter text. Name of organisation GOVERNMENT OF KENYA ##Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.

My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change X

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination:

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Stereotypes, attitudes and behaviours

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

To raise public awareness on disability rights and to support the involvement of persons with disability and/or their representative organizations in the process

The ML&SP held consultations with DPOs, Civil Society to develop this commitment. In order to achieve the ambition for this commitment, the Ministry will work with the same stakeholders supported by development partners- World Bank, DFID, UNICEF and the private sector to address stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

ActionPlan

1) Raise awareness and enforce existing laws and policies promoting rights of Persons with Disabilities 2) Revitalize CBR programs to foster socio-economic inclusion, education & health 3) Build capacities of communities, first responders and service delivery professionals on inclusion of PWD in crisis risk reduction, preparedness and response; 4) Implement awareness programs that address violence against women and girls with disability and promote disability inclusive reproductive health.

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Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Inclusive education sector plans (governments only)

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

To develop and implement costed inclusive education sector plans that focus on equipment, infrastructure and teacher training

This commitment has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education- Department of Special Education and civil society partners. Beginning 2018/2019 financial year till 2022, the MLSP targets to equip 12 rehabilitation centres enhance capacity of 10 Education Assessment Centres across the counties to enable persons with disabilities access early education, training and rehabilitation services

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

ActionPlan

1) Ring-fence & allocate funds for equipment, infrastructure and teacher training in inclusive education. 2) Enhance capacity of the Educational Assessment and Resource Centres (EARCs) to identify, assess and place children with disabilities in appropriate learning institutions. 3) Modernize vocational rehabilitation centers to enable them offer quality rehabilitation and training targeting persons with disabilities.

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Commitments for Economic Empowerment

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Reasonable accomodation in the workplace and training institutions

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

To improve the lives of persons with disabilities and to enhance opportunities for the development of their economic potential

The commitment was developed in collaboration with DPOs, INGOs and Civil Society. It will incorporate similar efforts in implementing the action plans post the Summit. The MLSS will develop a five year action plan starting 2018/19 to and will incorporate a midterm review at year 3.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Action Plan

1) Institutionalize National Disability Inclusive Budgeting across all government departments both at national and county levels 2) Enforce the thirty Percent quota allocation of Government Procurement opportunities to PWDs at National and County governments and other institutions. 3) Review the targeting criteria for social assistance programme for PWDs, so as to include more vulnerability in the category. 4) Actualize accessibility information and to built environments as provided for in the existing legislations to enhance social and economic involvement of persons with disabilities

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Commitments for Technology and Innovation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Join Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

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To finalize and implement the national disability policy on assistive devices and support services.

The ML&SP will lead the development of the national policy to guide technology and innovation for assistive devices, and ensure participation of DPOs and stakeholders in all stages. The ML&S expects to finalize policy within FY 2018/2019 and begin implementation thereafter. The Hub ecosystem and guidelines to regularize innovation, development and importation will be built within the policy, and implementation plan.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Action Plan

1) Regularize and enforce standards on innovation for development and importation of assistive devices 2) Set up assistive technology HUB amongst major stakeholders including universities, innovators, producers, users among others 3) To reference the WHO guidelines on the 50 priority assistive devices in developing and implementing assistive devices programmes.

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Commitments

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Commit to use the Washington Group questions

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To promote the collection of accurate data disaggregated by gender, age, disability and geographic location for use in planning

There exists a multi-stakeholder national steering committee working with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics which includes DPOs. The ML&SP in the action plan for Implementation of the Inclusive Data Charter will ensure national Surveys begin to mainstream data disaggregation. Collaborative efforts with County Governments will ensure the County Development Plans are disability inclusive.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Action Plan

1) Make us of the Washington Group Short Questions in the national Census 2019 and all other Surveys. 2) Sign up to the Inclusive Data Charter and subsequent development of an Action Plan for its implementation. Please copy and paste this box for additional commitments under this theme.

Commitments for people with disabilities in Humanitarian Contexts:

Other Commitments

Please enter the exact wording of any other commitment/s that do not fall under the themes above, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

To start a roadmap towards ratification of the AU Protocol on Human and Peoples’ rights of Persons with disabilities in Africa

At this point the Ministry is consulting DPOs and Stakeholders to fulfil public participation required in the process towards ratification of the AU protocol.

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