This study sought to investigate access to employment by PWDs in Kenya, the law
surrounding the issue of disability, the factors impeding the application of these set out laws and
to come up with recommendations on the ways in which the state of persons with disabilities
(PWDs) can be improved within the employment sector.
The study was done through assessing the adequacy of the current legal framework in
curbing discrimination faced by PWDs in accessing employment. It established that the laws in
place create a sound legislative framework, that at its current state should, to a larger extent, protect
the right of PWDs to accessing employment save for various loopholes in the law. Through brief
case studies of good anti-discrimination practices and laws, the study was able to bring out the
prominent features of practices that allow PWDs to effectively access employment. Reasonable
accommodation of PWDs was seen as a major factor that would contribute to allowing PWDs to
confidently access employment.
In order for PWDs to access and secure employment in Kenya, the study recommends that
the barriers hindering the application of the laws concerning disability be dealt with. It also
proposed that the government should take initiatives to obligate employers to make reasonable
accommodation. In the end, the study makes the findings that the laws pertaining to PWDs are
sound, save for some loopholes, but a more pragmatic way of approaching the subject should be
considered. Through case studies of other legal frameworks that are purportedly better in other
jurisdictions, the study was able to bring out the prominent features that are necessary for a sound
system of laws that would sufficiently ensure PWDs the right to employment without hindrances.
The study then recommends various changes aimed at curbing this discrimination.