The National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK) has commissioned the construction of a Sh 3.7 million dormitory for autistic children at Korara Special Primary School for the Visually Impaired in Bomet East Sub-county.
Speaking during commissioning, NFDK Board of Trustees Member Major (Rtd) Masden Madoka emphasized the fund's commitment to ensuring children with disabilities access quality education in well-equipped institutions that meet universal design principles. "Having visited this school before, we witnessed firsthand the challenges that children with disabilities were facing in this institution and as NFDK, we decided to chip in with the dormitory project," said Madoka.
He noted that then the existing facilities were inadequate, making it difficult for the learners to have a conducive learning and living environment, adding that some children lacked proper accommodation, which affected their comfort, dignity, and overall well-being, which called for the prompt intervention by NFDK.
Bomet East constituency Member of Parliament, Richard Yegon, who hosted the event following the commissioning of 4 new classrooms at Korara Integrated School, presented a cheque totaling Sh 310,000 from the NG-CDF to support 31 learners at the visually impaired unit.
