File photo of a street beggar [Photo/kenyanewsagency.go.ke]
A local MCA in Kiambu county has asked the police to probe wicked businesspeople in the county who smuggle disabled persons from Tanzania to beg in the streets of Kiambu.Nominated MCA for persons with disability Priscilla Nyokabi asked the police to arrest such business people.“Kiambu has enough resources to fund all activities but the looming smuggling of disabled persons from Tanzania and other counties has devastated our activities. We are making a move to audit disabled persons in the county to help us budget for their activities,” Nyokabi said as quoted by the Star.She stated that Thika, Ruiru and Juja were the most affected adding that the government has set aside Sh.50million annually to help the disabled and urged the families of the disabled persons to register them with the national council."We want disabled persons to register with the national council to benefit," she added.Kiambu Women Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba condemned the individuals involved in the business saying stern action shall be taken against them.“I condemn those inhuman individuals who bask disabled people on the streets to beg money for them. We have information that most of the street beggars especially in Thika and Ruiru are imported. We will work together with police to ensure that such are arrested and prosecuted,” Wamuchomba said.She advised the disabled persons to form cluster groups to enable them benefit from affirmative action funds and national funds for disabled people.