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  By Janelle Okongo Stereotyping persons living with disabilities as unreliable, incapable and costly to employ, is among reasons why there is high rates of unemployment in both developing and developed countries. According to the report by United Nations Fund Populations (UNFPA), in developing countries, 80 percent to 90 percent of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed whereas in developed countries the figure is between 50 percent and 70 percent. Kenya being one of the developing countries, has enacted good laws that govern PWDS inline with their sourcing for employment unfortunately the canons are yet to be implemented in the job market. Employers and job recruiters have always acted contrary to the law of " No person shall deny a person with disability access to employment if he or she qualifies". It is evident through their fear to spent much restructuring the organization to better accommodate disabled employees. Structuring ramps, providing technology...

  By Janelle Okongo, Cabinet secretary for sports, Ababu Namwamba pronounced this intention to build  roadmap towards honouring sports individuals for their determination and efforts in  this field following his approval to the docket. As a nation, Kenya has numerous talents that have consequently made headlines in athletics and other sports like tennis and rugby. It is through the dedicated individuals such as Angela Okutoyi, Eliud kipchoge and Mary Moraa among other who have propelled our country's name to greater heights both locally and worldwide. The big question is, why are the sports men and women not appreciated through looking into their well being and matters ailing them? It is evident that some are battling with mental illnesses due to the kind of sports they engaged in earlier like boxing, unfortunately they have been abandoned after there dedication to this country as for the case of Conjestina Achieng. Others who would become the next star of Kenyan sports t...

  By Janelle Okongo,  Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua   admitted that the drought situation in Kenya is dire when launching a call to action by private sector to help raise 2 billion shillings needed to save helpless Kenyans. Report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of June, 2022 says, 3.5 million people in Kenya are facing hunger due to drought.  The drought situation hits hard and has posed mental health effects to the people living in affected areas in the country interfering with their well- being. For instance in Turkana county, residents are in great need of food. Children of age 5 to 8 have become mulnourished and the elderly have grown weak due to lack of food. As they constantly miss meals, they worry much on the means of acquiring meals. Persistent thoughts on where and how to source for food as well as children growing thin on daily basis, leads to increased cases of depression among affected parents. ...