By Our Reporter
Ahadi Kenya Trust and Chief Cabinet Secretary’s spouse want the government to consider establishing special schools and also fund medical expenses for children with unique needs.
Parents of children suffering from conditions such Celebral Parlsy do not have time to fed for them or their siblings and thus require every support.
The Trust Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Stanley Kamau and the CS’s wife Tessy Mudavadi said the government should consider setting aside funds for the establishment of schools for such children and further fund for their medical care.
Dr Kamau said the government’s offer for free Universal Health Coverage (UHC) should begin with those extremely needy cases and also those People Living With Disabilities in the country.
He noted that most of the people who are abled differently, those with autism, celebral parlsy and other special cases hail from poor families who are unable to seek the required medical attention.
Speaking at BrookField Academy near Karatina town in Mathira constituency when his organisation, Rotary Club and Mudavadi Foundation hosted dozens of children with celebral parlsy, Dr Kamau said those families have been suffering for lack of funds of medication.
During the ceremony, more than 150 children with the condition were offered free medical check-ups, courtesy of Mwai Kibaki Level VI hospital.
Apart from the medical check-ups, they were given Christmas gifts which includes assorted foodstuffs and other materials.
The CEO also appealed to Kenyans to remember those the PWDs during this festive season and at least offer something to them.
“I also appeal unto the relatives of those living with disabilities not stigmatize or isolate those special family members since they are created in God’s image,” he added.
On her part, Ms Mudavadi called for establishment of special school where kids with such conditions could be taken care of fully.
She also noted that health facilities nationally have inadequate equipment to handle the magnitude of challenges being faced by the PWDs and called upon the government to allocate more funds.
Area Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and several rotarians also attended the ceremony.