The 2nd EAC Conference on Persons With Disabilities was held from 19th to
20th June, 2014 at Hotel Inter- Continental Nairobi under the theme ‘’
“Empowerment: The Disability Concern in the EAC Regional Integration
Agenda’’. The Conference was opened by Hon. Kazungu Kambi, Cabinet
Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services on behalf of H.E
Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya. The aim of the
Conference was to ensure that disability concerns are mainstreamed in laws
and policies at both regional and national level; Specific objectives of the
Conference among others were to;
i) Review the existing national employment policies on how they cater
for disability empowerment;
ii) Assess the current status of Partner States implementation of the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
iii) Assess how the EAC Partner State have attained the Millennium
Development Goals in relation to People with disability" and
participation the post 2015 agenda.
iv) Explore opportunities for ensuring accessibility for and inclusion of
persons with disabilities in all aspects of development and giving due
consideration to all persons with disabilities in the emerging post-
2015 United Nations development agenda.”
v) Assess the extent to which the disability concern has been
mainstreamed in policies, strategies and practice at national and
regional level.