Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorPhaahla, Elias
dc.contributor.advisorSeegers, Annette
dc.contributor.authorMuasya Kasema, Roy Michael
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-15T12:24:52Z
dc.date.available2025-09-15T12:24:52Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-09-15T10:29:43Z
dc.description.abstractThe overall objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Kenya's legal frameworks (including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Constitution of Kenya (CoK) and Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA)) that condition the political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs)1, and to explore the extent to which, consequently, PWDs do and can exercise their participatory rights2. Based on a desktop-study, using primarily secondary literature and qualitative evidence, this study observed that, despite Kenya's broad legal framework in support of the full inclusion of PWDs in political activities, the same has not been effectively realized. It also assesses why, despite the adoption of these seemingly progressive laws, PWDs have struggle to fully actualize their political rights. It is evidenced that, in some areas, there are gaps and shortfalls in the statutes thereby derogating PWDs' rights and submitting them to, as opposed to protecting them from, exclusion and marginalization in Kenya. Furthermore, there is a shortage in reasonable accommodations and measures to foster an environment conducive to PWDs effectively engaging in politics in Kenya. This, coupled with the underrepresentation of PWDs in decision-making, militates against, instead of promoting the exercise of their political rights in Kenya. Therefore, a lot more needs to be done to ensure that PWDs can fully and effectively participate in political affairs in Kenya.
dc.identifier.apacitationMuasya Kasema, R. M. (2025). <i>Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMuasya Kasema, Roy Michael. <i>"Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuasya Kasema, R.M. 2025. Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Muasya Kasema, Roy Michael AB - The overall objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Kenya's legal frameworks (including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Constitution of Kenya (CoK) and Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA)) that condition the political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs)1, and to explore the extent to which, consequently, PWDs do and can exercise their participatory rights2. Based on a desktop-study, using primarily secondary literature and qualitative evidence, this study observed that, despite Kenya's broad legal framework in support of the full inclusion of PWDs in political activities, the same has not been effectively realized. It also assesses why, despite the adoption of these seemingly progressive laws, PWDs have struggle to fully actualize their political rights. It is evidenced that, in some areas, there are gaps and shortfalls in the statutes thereby derogating PWDs' rights and submitting them to, as opposed to protecting them from, exclusion and marginalization in Kenya. Furthermore, there is a shortage in reasonable accommodations and measures to foster an environment conducive to PWDs effectively engaging in politics in Kenya. This, coupled with the underrepresentation of PWDs in decision-making, militates against, instead of promoting the exercise of their political rights in Kenya. Therefore, a lot more needs to be done to ensure that PWDs can fully and effectively participate in political affairs in Kenya. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Kenya KW - Disability LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya TI - Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMuasya Kasema RM. Assessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41809en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Philosophy
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectDisability
dc.titleAssessing the efficacy of Kenya's international and national obligations in enhancing the effective political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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