Why people with disabilities in Nairobi are looking beyond public transport to navigate busy city
Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya — Caroline Mwikali lost her ability to walk at age 13 after an illness. Mwikali, who now works at a car financing company, said public transport is not designed to accommodate wheelchair users like her. “When I go to the bus station sometimes the public vehicles do not allow me to board,” she said. “When they see my crutch and somebody who is OK without crutches, they will let them in and I will be left.” Lucy Nkatha, a disability advocate and coordinator of Kiengu Women Challenged to Challenge Group, an NGO, said she had never heard of Ace Mobility and called for marketing support for such companies. Sandra Nyawira, the disability inclusion adviser at United Disabled Persons of Kenya, noted that Kenya has a number of policies in place to address accommodations for people with disabilities, but implementation is rare.
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