ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Persons with Disabilities Act
32. Civic and Political rights for persons with disabilities
Edition: 2025-05-13 · In force
32. Civic and Political rights for persons with disabilities
(1)Every Person with disability has a right to participate in political and public life and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis with others, and to vote for and be voted directly or through freely chosen representatives in any public or political office.(2)It shall be the responsibility of the body conducting elections to facilitate persons with disabilities in the exercise of their civic and political rights by—(a)providing voting procedures, facilities and materials which are appropriate, accessible and easy to understand and use;(b)protecting the rights of persons with disabilities to vote by secret ballot in elections without intimidation and to offer themselves for elections; and(c)allowing assistance in voting by a person of their own choice, on request and facilitating the use of assistive and appropriate technologies.(3)A person who undertakes to render assistance under subsection (3)(c) shall do so strictly in accordance with the instructions of the voter.(4)A person described in subsection (2) shall bind himself or herself, in the prescribed form, to comply with that subsection.