Game-changer for PWDs as Kakamega rolls out new Social Protection Policy
The County Government of Kakamega has launched a new Social Protection Policy that will guide the administration on how to support vulnerable groups in the area.
Governor Fernandes Barasa said the policy is aimed at alleviating the lives of the vulnerable in the society especially so Persons Living With Disabilities (PWD’s).
Barasa at the same time directed that PWD’s in the County should benefit from social protection and economic empowerment programs including the Shs 50, 000 grant to twenty groups in every Ward.
He said this on Wednesday when he led the County in marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities held at Bukhungu Stadium.
Accompanying him were County Executives and Labour Committee chair Modesta Auka.
The County Government in partnership with BethanyKids donated assistive devices worth Shs 15 Million to PWD’s across the county.
Barasa revealed he had directed registered PWD’s in the area be exempted on all County Government taxes forthwith and that they be given priority when seeking government services.
