CCN PRESENTATION

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CCN PRESENTATION

• TOPIC THE ROLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ENSURING
  ACCESS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs).
• BY
• ROBA DUBA
• TOWN CLERK
• CITY COUNCIL OF NAIROBI

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City council of Nairobi Flag
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City Hall
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Introduction

• Nairobi started as a Railway depot in 1905 during
  the construction of Nairobi- Uganda Railway
• The City was established as a Municipal council
  in 1935 with a population of 200,000
• Currently population has grown to approximately
  3.5M people
• The City covers an area of about 680 square Km.

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Introduction cont

• Nairobi is the political and Administrative
  center of the Republic of Kenya
• It is the largest metropolitan City in East
  Africa
• The strategic location has made the Nairobi an
  important commercial Hub, financial, Industrial,
  Education and Communication in East Africa

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City Council of Nairobi

• The City Council of Nairobi was granted City
  status by the Queen of England in 1950
• It has population of approximately 3.5M people
• The City covers an area of about 682 square Km.
• Politically the City is headed by the Mayor and
  on Administration by the Town Clerk who is the
  Chief Executive Officer of the council

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Introduction cont

• The City host the headquarters of various
  international organizations including UNEP and
  UN-HABITAT
• The City contributes to over 60 of the countries
  GDP and has the most developed financial and
  service in the region

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Introduction cont

• On political governance the City has a Mayor,
  Deputy Mayor and 98 Councillors
• 74 Councillors are elected while others are
  nominated
• Administratively the City has a Town Clerk who is
  the Chief Executive Officer

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Introduction cont

• The city has 16 departments with 11,285 Employees
• The council has decentralized its service
  delivery into eight (8) division and 74 ward
  respectively
• The City embraces eight (8) no. constituencies
  represented by a Member of Parliament

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Nairobi
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VISION

• To be recognised as one of the most attractive
  cities of the world

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MISSION

• To facilitate coordinated development and
  improved service delivery to stimulate economic
  activity, high quality of life and become one of
  the most attractive cities of the world.

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What is disability and Accessibility ?

• Disability is physical, sensory , mental or
  other impairment, including any visual, hearing ,
  learning or physical incapability , which impacts
  adversely, on social, economic and environmental
  participation.
• Accessibility is physical access and ensures that
  disabled people are not discriminated against in
  any way , either passively .e.g lack of
  information or abuse by other employees or
  abusive clients

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Disability Mainstreaming in the Council

• Disability mainstreaming in the council started
  as a performance contract target from the
  Government to all Local Authorizes in Kenya
• Mainstreaming disability is a concept to promote
  inclusion and to address the barriers that
  exclude disabled people from full and equal
  participation in society in a structured way.

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Progress on disability mainstreaming at the City
Council of Nairobi (CCN).

• CCN has a disability committee in place.
• Disability Mainstreaming policy has been
  developed
• Service charter has been translated into braille
  for bride stakeholders
• The council has fitted voice announcers into its
  lifts to help bride people
• All front office staff have been trained on sign
  language

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Progress..contd

• The council has compiled a list of its 75
  members of staff with disability and documented
  various forms of their disabilities.

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Disability mainstreaming in sports activities

• The city council promotes sporting activities
  for its residents, who use councils facilities
  for sports and are provided with sporting
  equipment's
• The disabled are encouraged to participate and
  compete with their colleague from various estates
  within the City
• A good example of this group is councils
  volleyball team playing at Charter Hall

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Culture and sports
Nairobi sitting football during Nairobi
inter-estate cultural festival at Charter Hall,
Nairobi.
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Volleyball Team for the Disabled
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Volleyball Team for the Disabled cont
Game in session
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Volleyball Team for the Disabled cont
Game in session
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Provisions for Access

• The council has a policy to ensure that all new
  building plans must have provisions for persons
  with the disabled eg ramps on star case and have
  started working on toilets.
• Owners of buildings without such facilities have
  been served with order to adjust and comply with
  the needs of the disabled,
• lowering of kerbs in all pedestrian crossing
  areas and areas within traffic lights, have been
  done

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Provisions for Access cont

• Current works of rehabilitation and expansion of
  roads and walkways are taking into consideration
  the use by non- motorized transport that includes
  the disabled e.g those on wheelchairs.
• Designation of parking areas for the disabled
  have been provided within the City.
• The council has reserved trading areas in Uhuru
  Park and Muthurwa market for persons with
  disability

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Provisions for Access cont

• Sanitary facilities for persons living with
  disability have been constructed at Muthurwa,
  Tom Mboya , Accra road and Uhuru Park public
  toilets
• 114 Nurses, clinical officers, and VCT
  counselors have been trained in sign language in
  collaboration with Liverpool organization
• Facilitation of Tax exemption payments by
  persons with disability as per government
  directives has been achieved

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Adjustment Orders and Tax Exemption

• Trained front office employees, nurses and
  clinical officers on sign language.
• Fitted council lifts with voice announcers.
• 21 council staff with disability benefiting from
  tax exemption
• Braille printers in some of our primary schools.
• Guides for staff with visual impairements.

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Gaps and Challenges in Implementing the Act

• The council is yet to develop a by-law that will
  address violation on rights of the disabled.
• Insufficient funds has led to a slow pace of
  putting up facilities to cater for the needs of
  the disabled.
• Unfriendly service points and facilities
• Discrimination and lack of equal opportunities
  for pwd e.g in education.
• Very few schools can accommodate children with
  disabilities

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Gaps and Challenges in Implementing the Act

• Attitude-disability is not inability. Disabled
  persons must not expect handouts but will be
  expected to work to the extent of their ability
  and comply with rules and regulation
• Cheating and manipulation of the disabled persons
  by corrupt individuals who would want to use them
  for personal gain e.g used them as street
  beggars.
• The society must change its negative attitude
  towards the disabled people

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ways of monitoring progress

• A disability committee has been set up.
  Recommendations and findings of the committee are
  taken up for implementation.
• all departments report on activities on
  disability mainstreaming on monthly and quarterly
  basis.
• Capture data on all disabled staff. Regular
  surveys.

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Access Needs for Elderly, Women and Children

• Access for the elderly Mji wa Huruma admits
  elderly persons of 60 years and above. Most of
  them have hearing and visual impairment.
• Due to societies attitude towards disabled,
  most of them are dumped in the streets and CCN
  rescues and takes them to the centre.

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MJI WA HURUMA HOME FOR THE AGED
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Vegetable Farming
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Access Needs for Elderly, Women and Children cont

• The council caters for the welfare of women by
  mobilizing them into socio-economic units.
• The women are trained and assisted to form the
  groups and obtain resources from Government and
  NGOs
• Women are assisted allocated with market space
  e.g Maasai Market next to the Law Courts

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Community Sensitization meeting at Soweto hall in
Kahawa West
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HAND MADE BASKETS BY ANGEL RAPHAEL SHG DANDORA
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Access Needs for Elderly, Women and Children cont

• Access needs for the children Construction of
  ramps and adjustment of toilets in city primary
  schools for PWD
• 25 City Council schools use sign language and
  administer exams using sign language
• Some primary school use Brailles for the blind,
  magnifying glass and spectacles.
• Inclusive learning and special units in schools

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Access Needs for Elderly, Women and Children cont

• Outreach programs to mobilize communities to
  ensure children with disability are taken to
  school.
• The Council also has street children
  rehabilitation program where we rescue,
  rehabilitate and re- integration
• We have also established four(4) rehabilitation
  centers at Bahati, Shouri Moyo, Joseph Kangethe
  and kayole

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INTERRACTING / BONDING WITH STREET CHILDREN
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STAFF ON A RESCUE MISSION
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RESCUED STREET CHILDREN ENJOYING A MEAL
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Strategies for Enhancing Implementation of the Act

• Mass sensitization on the rights and needs of
  persons with disabilities.
• Allocation of more resources to disability
  projects.
• Multi-stakeholder approach in implementation of
  the Act.
• Institutionalization of the Act, e.g. to be
  reflected in the councils by-laws.

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• THE END