The Kisii County government has set aside Sh25 million for Persons Living With Disability (PLWD) in the county.
According to Deputy Governor Joash Maangi, the government has presented a bill before the county assembly that will operationalise the disbursement of the money.
Speaking at the Kisii Cultural Hall when he donated spectacles to children living with albinism from the nine sub-counties, Maangi urged the society to accommodate the children and offer them support.
“Children living with albinism should be given support. The fact that disability issues are a function of the national government makes it difficult for the county government to directly engage with persons with disabilities but the county government has deliberately decided to take up the issue,” he said.
Maangi promised to hold a meeting with the county assembly speaker, Kerosi Ondieki, to fast-track the law that will allow the funds release.
Culture, sports and youth executive committee member Moiro Omari said the government will work closely with the children and all persons living with albinism and fully integrate them in society.
In 2014, the government started the persons living with albinism registration exercise which is aimed at identifying them to support their needs.