A beggar crawls in-between traffic along Uhuru Highway, Nairobi on March 23, 2021. Individuals who cause, procure, or encourage a child or an adult with disabilities to engage in begging, face a Sh2 million fine or two years in jail after Parliament approved a new Bill for enactment into law.
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The Bill gives persons with disabilities the right to recover damages in any court for being denied admission into any premises or providing any service or amenity.
“Without prejudice to subsection (3), damages awarded under that subsection shall be recoverable summarily as a civil debt,” section 74 (4) of the Bill states.
Individuals who cause, procure, or encourage a child or an adult with disabilities to engage in begging, face a Sh2 million fine or two years in jail after Parliament approved a new Bill for enactment into law.
The National Assembly passed the Persons with Disabilities Bill, Senate Bill No. 7 of 2023, which seeks to align Kenya’s laws with Article 54 of the Constitution, enhancing the rights and opportunities for persons living with disabilities.
