I once heard someone saying disability is not inability. Occasionally, this phrase is being used in different context depending on the preference one has. Literary,when one talked of disability our mind rush to specific assumption of those who are living with paralytic diseases. What next? What about individual living with semi-paralytic condition? Are they also categorized under those living with disability? Though, our legal line is not clear on that, the fact still hold it that semi paralytic individuals have been sidelined by the constitution.
The assumptions that we have on those who
are living under this state need to be extended to family domain. What do I
mean? Perhaps it non substantial to begin from experience I had last week.
Considering the discussion on gender balance and so call women empowerment,
arguably, the agitation should now be cited on men living with semi paralytic
condition. Generally, am not trying to defend men’s hood but I really put my
point on short sighted public, who frequently ignore the interest of this
people.
Traditionally, men were
the head of the family owing to their fate. Whether able or not able they were
supposed to be treated with humane and dignity. Currently, these values have
swept away by the so called western civilization and gender peer influence. A
fraction of women nowadays have the gut to confront their husbands and end
their in misery. Although, the blame is not to point at women alone it must
have universality. This mean woman as well men have to be blamed.
Over the years cases of women harassment have
been reported to the police but some remain uncharged due the rigidity of our
law. Ac-countably, two out of hundred cases have been charged but the rest
remains unsettled. Actually that was not my core theme, to bring you back to my
context, people living with semi paralytic conditions have been marginalized.
Who should be countable for all this?
By ROBERT OUKO AKINYI
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