Panel Chair: Juliana Kivasu, Executive Director, Kenya Society for the Blind, Kenya.
Promoting Civil And Political Participation And Access To Justice.
S. Mutuma, High Court of Kenya, Kenya.
stanmutuma@gmail.com
There is no fair representation without participation. In Africa just like in other nations in the world, the dominant type of political and civil representation is through representative democracy. The procedure for doing so in Kenya, is through nominations by political parties, whilst in some other jurisdictions like in Uganda, it’s through elections by the members of the group for instance the PWDs elect their representatives. The merits and de-merits of each mode is debatable however the fundamental issue is that now PWDs have a voice in their representative bodies. These position needs to be strengthened as the adequate representation in both civil and political arena has not been fully realized in all African countries. Continuous sensitization of the players in the sector, implementation of adjustment orders and regulations, implementation of laws effecting accessibility amongst others will lead to a more favorable position for PWDs in this realms.
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