The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results for class of 2013 released  today on Tuesday, 31st at Mitihani House here in Nairobi. There is a group of candidates that am really thinking about on this day. Those pupils with LEARNING DISABILITIES who are yet to be identified by our education system. This is that boy or girl who cannot remember the last time he was not last in their class or the last time he was not punished for having incomplete homework. More often than not, we will be quick to dismiss this child as being lazy, naughty or just plain stupid. We fail to notice that this child is the one who sits the longest at the study table doing their homework but that does not mean that they will have completed it come morning since this child needs a bit more time to tackle each task and being given 30 questions from each subject as homework everyday in addition to the composition and insha does not help. This child will always be the first to get to school...

This has been a great year with lots of high and lows and new experiences and lessons too. I have met lots of people and have been around people who didn't respect me. I never imagined this could happen after so many years of proving to myself that I am capable of doing things. It taught me a great lesson thought, that people are different and react differently to situation. We ourselves must maintain self-respect, "as long as we don't doubt ourselves we have already overcome a lot." I have always learnt to be true to myself and learnt "every single person in this world is fighting a battle we have no right to judge their behaviour but top love them and honour them for where they have come from, experiences make us who we are." Anyway being in such an environment made me skeptical and got me asking the question does Godly love exist? Of course it does! We have a million example right before us. In the same length it also taught me that being w...

 Hello good people, I hope you enjoy reading this piece from an amazing lady who despite living with muscular dystrophy is a challenge and inspiration to many.  I am writing this article to raise awareness and I would appreciate it if it is widely shared pls. The latest Challenge I have been facing is on Airlines. Traveling a few years ago and now is not the same. The airlines seems a lot more strict and unaccommodating. I am genuinely physically challenged and that seems to make traveling a lot more challenging. I recently wanted to travel by flight to South Coast and avoid the 10hour journey by car. The airlines said due to narrow climbing space on flights a physically challenged person who requires minimum help can travel easily. In their words " The only caution is that customers must be able to ascend and descend stairs with minimum help. Our aircraft doors are narrow and cannot take high loaders." This made me ask the question "what facil...

Kenya at 50 is what is on almost every tongue in the country right now. For us at MDSK it is definitely worth celebrating for a few reasons. First, 50 years ago, the Kenya society did not have the time for people with special needs and looking at our country as it is now, we have come a good long way and a conversation about special needs is not frowned upon by everyone. Secondly, how many schools for children with special needs had been set up? Today, there are special schools in at least every county in the country, well, even though the quality of the service offered might raise questions, we have come a long way. Third, teacher training on special needs, Teacher training colleges might have been among the first institutions where Kenyans could get training even amidst the many untrained teachers during the colonial and immediate post-colonial period but they were not trained about handling students with special needs. Teachers in the country are now taught a bit ...