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Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya
The overall objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Kenya's legal frameworks (including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Constitution of Kenya (CoK) and Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA)) that condition the political participa...
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| author | Muasya Kasema, Roy Michael |
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| description | The overall objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Kenya's legal frameworks (including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Constitution of Kenya (CoK) and Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA)) that condition the political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs)1, and to explore the extent to which, consequently, PWDs do and can exercise their participatory rights2. Based on a desktop-study, using primarily secondary literature and qualitative evidence, this study observed that, despite Kenya's broad legal framework in support of the full inclusion of PWDs in political activities, the same has not been effectively realized. It also assesses why, despite the adoption of these seemingly progressive laws, PWDs have struggle to fully actualize their political rights. It is evidenced that, in some areas, there are gaps and shortfalls in the statutes thereby derogating PWDs' rights and submitting them to, as opposed to protecting them from, exclusion and marginalization in Kenya. Furthermore, there is a shortage in reasonable accommodations and measures to foster an environment conducive to PWDs effectively engaging in politics in Kenya. This, coupled with the underrepresentation of PWDs in decision-making, militates against, instead of promoting the exercise of their political rights in Kenya. Therefore, a lot more needs to be done to ensure that PWDs can fully and effectively participate in political affairs in Kenya. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41809 Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya Muasya Kasema, Roy Michael Phaahla, Elias Seegers, Annette Kenya Disability The overall objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Kenya's legal frameworks (including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Constitution of Kenya (CoK) and Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA)) that condition the political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs)1, and to explore the extent to which, consequently, PWDs do and can exercise their participatory rights2. Based on a desktop-study, using primarily secondary literature and qualitative evidence, this study observed that, despite Kenya's broad legal framework in support of the full inclusion of PWDs in political activities, the same has not been effectively realized. It also assesses why, despite the adoption of these seemingly progressive laws, PWDs have struggle to fully actualize their political rights. It is evidenced that, in some areas, there are gaps and shortfalls in the statutes thereby derogating PWDs' rights and submitting them to, as opposed to protecting them from, exclusion and marginalization in Kenya. Furthermore, there is a shortage in reasonable accommodations and measures to foster an environment conducive to PWDs effectively engaging in politics in Kenya. This, coupled with the underrepresentation of PWDs in decision-making, militates against, instead of promoting the exercise of their political rights in Kenya. Therefore, a lot more needs to be done to ensure that PWDs can fully and effectively participate in political affairs in Kenya. 2025-09-15T12:24:52Z 2025-09-15T12:24:52Z 2025 2025-09-15T10:29:43Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters Masters http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809 en eng application/pdf Department of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Kenya Disability Muasya Kasema, Roy Michael Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya |
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| title | Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya |
| title_full | Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya |
| title_short | Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya |
| title_sort | assessing the efficacy of kenya s international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities pwds in kenya |
| topic | Kenya Disability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809 |
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