Labour and Social Protection Hon. Florence Bore officially launched the distribution of the first batch of about 4,000 new digital cards set to be taken to persons with disabilities who have either been newly registered or migrated to the new registration system across the counties.
According to the NCPWD it has however announced through its CEO Hassan Harun that in this continuous production process, another subsequent batch of 6,000 will be released by next week in the month of November.
The new CS for labour was taken through the security features of the new card and quick response (QR) code for verification purposes. The new card was produced by Delarue, which is part of the reforms effected in the registration process following the launch of the new registration system during the UN Disability Day last year 2021.
These reforms are meant to curb fraud and cartels who have been using the old system to bring the service closer to the people and also provide accurate socio-economic data of persons with disabilities in Kenya.
The cards are set to be distributed across the country and on arrival at the counties, the recipients of the new cards will receive communication from their respective county disability offices to pick them.
Hon. Bore set anew record and an history by becoming the first top government official to visit National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in its establishment as she called for an end to the perennial delays experienced by persons with disabilities as they seek registration.
CS Bore pledged to support the Council in its efforts to ensure that all rightful persons with disabilities are identified and registered in line with the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals and Kenya’s commitment during the 2018 Global Disability Summit on generating reliable disability disaggregated data. “??? ???????????? ???????????? ??????? 54 ??????? ??????? ???ℎ ???????????? ????? ??????, ????????? ??? ???????? ???ℎ??. ???????????? ?? ??????? ???ℎ ???????????? ?? ?ℎ??????? ???????? ??? ???????? ?? ????????? ?????????????, ???????? ??? ?????????? ????? ??? ?ℎ??,” CS Florence Bore observed.
The CEO of the Council however stated that soon communication will be made on the phase-out of the old registration card saying that the old card remains valid and in use.
Urge has been given that Persons with disabilities registered in the old registration system are therefore advised to visit their county disability offices and get their records updated into the new system which will be a proof-of-life exercise on the over 500,000 registered persons with disabilities.
CS Bore also pledged to support the Council in lobbying for the pending Persons with Disabilities Bill 2021 and other subsidiary laws and regulations as part of her roles in the ministry. Having noted the challenges experienced by persons with disabilities as they seek to access NCPWD offices in Westlands due to the Expressway, the newly appointed CS pledged to work with her counterpart in the transport docket to have a long lasting solution effected for the marginalized group.
During the launch several groups witnessed the ceremony present were the Council’s Board of Directors, key partners including Sightsavers, Light for The World, CBM International, National Council for Children Services, Association of the Physically Disabled of Kenya (APDK), United Disabled Persons of Kenya, and International and Delarue Team.
