Thanks for this article which comes at a time when we're grappling with how to make a good legislation that promotes representation of among others, persons with disabilities. Saitoti J. Njenga, I believe in Servant Leadership.-----Original message----- From: Reginald Oduor Sent: 10/04/2014, 21:56 To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sopvid] Re: DISABILITY AND REPRESENTATION Hi Lawrence Many thanks for this very informative report! May the information therein contained serve to motivate the disability community in Kenya to soar to greater heights. -- Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D. Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nairobi (http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/oduor_reginald) Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index) Chairman, Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities (SOPVID) Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind P.O. Box 41693-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Email: rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx OR rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxxxx Tel.: 254 20 2160951 Mob.: 254 722 625555 Skype: reginald.oduor On 4/10/14, Lawrence Mute <lamumu07@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Colleagues, I thought this article is a fascinating read on issues of > representation etc etc for persons with disabilities: > http://www.disabilityworld.org/12-02_05/gov/pwdingov.shtml > > -- > Warm Regards > > > Lawrence M. Mute, OGW > Rights and Governance Consultant > Commissioner, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights > Chairperson, Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa > House No. 10, Laiboni Close, Nkoroi North Road, Nkoroi, Kenya > P.O. Box 557-00517 > Nairobi, Kenya > Cell: 254-721-647-899 > Email: lamumu07@xxxxxxxxx > Skype: Lawrence.Murugu > ** To leave the list, click on the following link:- > ** [mailto: > sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** following link:- > ** [mailto: > sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the following link:- ** [mailto: sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** following link:- ** [mailto: sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the following link:- ** [mailto: sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** following link:- ** [mailto: sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ?subject�q] ** or send a message, to ** sopvid-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq